The purple swamphen has been split into the following species: * Western swamphen, ''Porphyrio porphyrio'', southwest Europe and northwest Africa *

African swamphen The African swamphen (''Porphyrio madagascariensis'') is a species of swamphen occurring in Egypt, Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. It used to be considered a subspecies of the purple swamphen The purple swamphen has been split into the follow ...

, ''Porphyrio madagascariensis'', sub-Saharan continental Africa and Madagascar * Grey-headed swamphen, ''Porphyrio poliocephalus'', Middle East, through the Indian subcontinent to southern China and northern Thailand *

Black-backed swamphen The black-backed swamphen (''Porphyrio indicus'') is a species of swamphen occurring from southeast Asia to Sulawesi and Borneo. It used to be considered a subspecies of the purple swamphen, which it resembles, but has a large shield, black upp ...

, ''Porphyrio indicus'', southeast Asia to Sulawesi *

Philippine swamphen Philippine swamphen (''Porphyrio pulverulentus'' Temminck, 1826) is a species of swamphen occurring in The Philippines. It used to be considered a subspecies of the purple swamphen The purple swamphen has been split into the following species: * ...

, ''Porphyrio pulverulentus'', Philippine islands *

Australasian swamphen The Australasian swamphen (''Porphyrio melanotus'') is a species of swamphen (''Porphyrio'') occurring in eastern Indonesia (the Moluccas, Aru and Kai Islands), Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand. In New Zealand, it is known as the puk ...

, ''Porphyrio melanotus'', Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania

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