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Western Swamphen

Porphyrio porphyrio

163Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
2Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun0
Jul17
Aug84
Sep51
Oct10
Nov1
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Suffolk England94
2North Lincolnshire England68
163 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 2 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
163
Peak month
August
Counties with records
2
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Porphyrio porphyrio
Group
Birds
Most recorded in
Suffolk, North Lincolnshire
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Gruiformes
Family
Rallidae
Genus
Porphyrio
Name with authority
Porphyrio porphyrio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q187902 · GBIF 2474416