Porphyrio (Swamphens and Blue Gallinules)

Genus

Swamphens and Blue Gallinules

Porphyrio

7 species in our catalog · found in 153 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
Allen's Gallinule
LC

Allen's Gallinule

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porphyrio alleni

5–10% · With luck
Black-backed Swamphen

Black-backed Swamphen

Bird

Porphyrio indicus

5–10% · With luck
Azure Gallinule
LC

Azure Gallinule

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porphyrio flavirostris

Insufficient data
South Island Takahē
EN Endemic

South Island Takahē

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