Allen's Gallinule (Porphyrio alleni)
About the Allen's Gallinule
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). Allen's gallinules are found year-round in marshes and lakes in Sub-Saharan Africa. It has occurred as a vagrant in several European countries, and is the only purely Sub-Saharan bird species to reach Great Britain.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 21 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Kenya, Madagascar, Senegal, Zambia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotusrecording
- Grey-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalusrecording
- Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicarecording
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyriorecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.