Allen's Gallinule

Porphyrio alleni (Thomson, 1842) ALLGA 4250
Family: Gruiformes > Rallidae

Resembling a large purple and green Moorhen and normally found in tropical Africa, it has only been recorded a handful of times in Britain

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  • Breeding
  • Winter
4 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
4 records

BTO RECORDS

4 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
4 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Allen's Gallinule, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Catalan: polla blava d'Allen
Czech: slípka modrocelá
Danish: Lille Sultanhøne
Dutch: Afrikaans Purperhoen
Estonian: aafrika sultantait
Finnish: kurnuliejukana
French: Talève d’Allen
German: Bronzesultanshuhn
Hungarian: afrikai szultántyúk
Icelandic: Reyrhæna
Italian: Pollo sultano di Allen
Latvian: maza sultanvistina
Lithuanian: mažoji sultonvište
Norwegian: Afrikapurpurhøne
Polish: sultanka afrykanska
Portuguese: camão-pequeno
Slovak: sultánka belasocelá
Slovenian: mala sultanka
Spanish: Calamoncillo africano
Swedish: mindre sultanhöna

Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com

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