Allen's gallinule / Bronzesultanshuhn (Porphyrio alleni)

Wikipedia: Allen's gallinule Source: WIKIPEDIA Porphyrio_alleni_Martien_Brand.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Porphyrio (Porphyrio); Family Rails (Rallidae)
General: Allen's gallinule (Porphyrio alleni), formerly known as the lesser gallinule, is a small waterbird of the family Rallidae. Its former binomial name is Porphyrula alleni. Porphyrio is the Latin for "swamphen", and alleni, like the English name, commemorates British naval officer Rear-Admiral William Allen (1792–1864).^[2][3] [more]