Allen's Gallinule
Porphyrio alleni - Talève d'Allen
Description identification
Subspecific information monotypic species
Foreign names
- Talève d'Allen,
- Calamoncillo Africano,
- Caimão de Allen,
- Bronzesultanshuhn,
- afrikai szultántyúk,
- Afrikaans Purperhoen,
- Pollo sultano di Allen,
- Mindre sultanhöna,
- Afrikapurpurhøne,
- sultánka belasočelá,
- slípka Allenova,
- Lille Sultanhøne,
- kurnuliejukana,
- Kleinkoningriethaan,
- polla blava d'Allen,
- Reyrhæna,
- sułtanka afrykańska,
- mazā sultānvistiņa,
- mala sultanka,
- Бронзовая султанка,
- アフリカムラサキバン,
- 辉青水鸡,
- 小青水雞,
Habitat
Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Permanent Inland Deltas ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Ponds (below 8ha), Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels)
Sources of information
- IOC World Bird List (v7.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2017.
Other sources of interest

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