Order: Porphyrio porphyrio
Family:
Rails, Crakes & Coots
(Rallidae)
Danske navn: Sultanhøne
Voices can be found here (external link)| Subspecie | Distribution |
|---|---|
| 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. |
