Porphyrio (Swamphens and Blue Gallinules)

Genus

Swamphens and Blue Gallinules

Porphyrio

7 species in our catalog · found in 146 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Western Swamphen
LC

Western Swamphen

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porphyrio porphyrio

60–70% · Likely
South-west Pacific Swamphen

South-west Pacific Swamphen

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porphyrio melanotus

50–60% · Likely
American Purple Gallinule

American Purple Gallinule

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porphyrio martinica

40–50% · Likely
Black-backed Swamphen

Black-backed Swamphen

Bird

Porphyrio indicus

0–10% · With luck
Allen's Gallinule
LC

Allen's Gallinule

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porphyrio alleni

<5% · Rare
Azure Gallinule
LC

Azure Gallinule

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porphyrio flavirostris

Insufficient data
South Island Takahē
EN Endemic

South Island Takahē

Bird

Porphyrio hochstetteri

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Swamphens and Blue Gallinules

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
60–70%
2 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
50–60%
3 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
40–50%
4 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
30–40%
5 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
30–40%
6 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
30–40%
7 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
20–30%
8 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
20–30%
9 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
20–30%
10 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
20–30%
11 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
20–30%
12 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
20–30%
13 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
10–20%
14 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
10–20%
15 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
10–20%
16 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
17 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
10–20%
18 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
10–20%
19 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
10–20%
20 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
10–20%
21 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
10–20%
22 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
10–20%
23 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
10–20%
24 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
10–20%
25 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
10–20%
26 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 2
10–20%
27 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
10–20%
28 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama 1
10–20%
29 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
0–10%
30 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
0–10%
31 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
0–10%
32 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
0–10%
33 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 2
0–10%
34 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 1
0–10%
35 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
0–10%
36 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
0–10%
37 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
38 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba 1
0–10%
39 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
0–10%
40 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
41 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
42 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 2
<5%
43 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 2
<5%
44 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
45 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
46 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
47 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
48 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 2
<5%
49 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
<5%
50 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
51 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
<5%
52 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
53 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
<5%
54 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 2
<5%
55 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 2
<5%
56 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 2
<5%
57 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
<5%
58 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
59 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
60 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
61 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
<5%
62 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 2
<5%
63 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
<5%
64 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
<5%
65 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
<5%
66 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil 2
<5%
67 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
<5%
68 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
69 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 2
<5%
70 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
71 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
72 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 2
<5%
73 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
<5%
74 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
<5%
75 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
76 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar 1
<5%
77 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
<5%
78 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
79 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
<5%
80 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 2
<5%
81 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
<5%
82 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
83 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
84 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
<5%
85 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
<5%
86 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
87 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
88 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
89 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
90 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
91 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
<5%
92 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
93 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
94 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
95 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
<5%
96 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
97 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
98 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
<5%
99 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
<5%
100 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
101 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
102 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
103 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
104 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
105 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 1
<5%
106 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
<5%
107 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 2
<5%
108 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
109 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 2
<5%
110 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
<5%
111 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
112 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
<5%
113 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
114 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
115 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
116 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
117 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
118 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
119 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
120 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
121 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
<5%
122 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
123 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
124 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
125 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
126 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
127 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
128 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
<5%
129 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
130 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
<5%
131 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
132 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
133 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
134 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
135 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
136 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
137 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
138 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
139 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
140 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
<5%
141 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
142 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
143 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
144 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
<5%
145 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
146 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%