Evidence found
709 records across 44 countries and territories, 1840–2026.
Porphyrio porphyrio · GBIF taxon key 2474416
Where has the Western Swamphen been recorded?
Porphyrio porphyrio occurrence evidence comes from 709 records in 44 countries and territories, from 1840 to 2026. Most records come from Spain.
- 709 records
- 44 places
- 105 years recorded
- Aves class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: February.
12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: February. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18402026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Western Swamphen has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Western Swamphen. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 181 | |
| Australia | 133 | |
| United States | 114 | |
| India | 48 | |
| South Africa | 33 | |
| Portugal | 20 | |
| Thailand | 19 | |
| Uganda | 18 | |
| Samoa | 16 | |
| New Zealand | 13 | |
| France | 12 | |
| Senegal | 10 | |
| Indonesia | 8 | |
| Sri Lanka | 8 | |
| Egypt | 7 | |
| Namibia | 6 | |
| Vietnam | 6 | |
| Bangladesh | 5 | |
| Malaysia | 5 | |
| New Caledonia | 4 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | |
| American Samoa | 3 | |
| Israel | 3 | |
| Iraq | 3 | |
| Belgium | 2 | |
| Botswana | 2 | |
| Fiji | 2 | |
| Iran | 2 | |
| Italy | 2 | |
| Philippines | 2 | |
| Russia | 2 | |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | |
| Tanzania | 2 | |
| Vanuatu | 2 | |
| Zambia | 2 | |
| Ethiopia | 1 | |
| United Kingdom | 1 | |
| Gambia | 1 | |
| Kenya | 1 | |
| Madagascar | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 44 places.
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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.