Order: Porphyrio porphyrio
Family:
Rails, Crakes & Coots
(Rallidae)
Danske navn: Sultanhøne
Voices can be found here (external link)Subspecie | Distribution |
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madagascariensis | Africa and Madagascar |
poliocephalus | Middle East and Indian subcontinent to s China, n Thailand, Andaman and Nicobar Is and s Myanmar to c and s Indochina to the Malay Pen. |
seistanicus | se Turkey to the Caspian Sea, nw Iran, Iraq to Pakistan and nw India |
porphyrio | India and Sri Lanka to sw China and n Thailand, Andaman and Nicobar Is. |
viridis | s Myanmar to c and s Indochina to the Malay Pen. |