The purple swamphen has been split into the following species: *

Western swamphen The western swamphen (known as Purple Swamphen) (''Porphyrio porphyrio'') is a swamphen in the rail family Rallidae, one of the six species of purple swamphen. From the French name ''talève sultane'', it is also known as the sultana bird. This ...

, ''Porphyrio porphyrio'', southwest Europe and northwest Africa *

African swamphen The African swamphen (''Porphyrio madagascariensis'') is a species of swamphen occurring in Egypt, Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasik ...

, ''Porphyrio madagascariensis'', sub-Saharan continental Africa and Madagascar *

Grey-headed swamphen The grey-headed swamphen (''Porphyrio poliocephalus'') is a species of swamphen occurring from the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent to southern China and northern Thailand. It used to be considered a subspecies of the purple swamphen, b ...

, ''Porphyrio poliocephalus'', Middle East, through the Indian subcontinent to southern China and northern Thailand * Black-backed swamphen, ''Porphyrio indicus'', southeast Asia to Sulawesi *

Philippine swamphen Philippine swamphen (''Porphyrio pulverulentus'' Temminck, 1826) is a species of swamphen occurring in The Philippines. It used to be considered a subspecies of the purple swamphen The purple swamphen has been split into the following species: ...

, ''Porphyrio pulverulentus'', Philippine islands *

Australasian swamphen The Australasian swamphen (''Porphyrio melanotus'') is a species of swamphen (''Porphyrio'') occurring in eastern Indonesia (the Moluccas, Aru and Kai Islands), Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand. In New Zealand, it is known as the pu ...

, ''Porphyrio melanotus'', Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania

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