Porphyrios (Greek: Πορφύριος) was a large whale that harassed and sank ships in the waters near Constantinople in the sixth century. Active for over fifty...
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Australasian swamphen (redirect from Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus)
The Australasian swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus) is a species of swamphen (Porphyrio) occurring in eastern Indonesia (the Moluccas, Aru and Kai Islands)...
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Demetri Porphyrios (Greek: Δημήτρης Πορφυρίου; born 1949) is a Greek architect and author who practices architecture in London as principal of the firm...
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Saint Porphyrios (Bairaktaris) the Kafsokalyvite (Greek: Όσιος Πορφύριος ο Καυσοκαλυβίτης; secular name: Evangelos Bairaktaris (Greek: Ευάγγελος Μπαϊρακτάρης;...
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American purple gallinule (redirect from Porphyrio martinica)
The purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) is a swamphen in the genus Porphyrio. It is in the order Gruiformes, meaning "crane-like", an order which also...
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Western swamphen (redirect from Porphyrio porphyrio porphyrio)
The western swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) is a species of swamphen in the rail family Rallidae, one of the six species of purple swamphen. From the French...
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Takahē (redirect from Porphyrio hochstetteri)
The South Island takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri) is a flightless swamphen indigenous to New Zealand and the largest living member of the rail family....
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Glenea porphyrio is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe in 1866. It is known from Borneo and...
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White swamphen (redirect from Porphyrio porphyrio albus)
The white swamphen (Porphyrio albus), also known as the Lord Howe swamphen, Lord Howe gallinule or white gallinule, is an extinct species of rail which...
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Pomponius Porphyrion (redirect from Pomponius Porphyrio)
Pomponius Porphyrion (or Porphyrio)[citation needed] was a Latin grammarian and commentator on Horace. He was possibly a native of Africa, and flourished...
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following species: Western swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio, southwest Europe and northwest Africa African swamphen, Porphyrio madagascariensis, sub-Saharan continental...
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North Island takahē (redirect from Porphyrio mantelli)
The North Island takahē (Māori: moho) (Porphyrio mantelli) is an extinct species of flightless swamphen that was native to the North Island of New Zealand...
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African swamphen (redirect from Porphyrio porphyrio madagascariensis)
The African swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis) is a species of swamphen occurring in Egypt, Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. It used to be considered...
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Porphyrios Dikaios (Greek: Πορφύριος Δίκαιος) FSA (Nicosia, 16 August 1904 – 23 August 1971) was a Cypriot archaeologist. Porphyrios was born in Nicosia...
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Grey-headed swamphen (redirect from Porphyrio porphyrio caspius)
The grey-headed swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus) is a species of swamphen occurring from the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent to southern China...
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Allen's gallinule (redirect from Porphyrio alleni)
Allen's gallinule (Porphyrio alleni), formerly known as the lesser gallinule, is a small waterbird of the family Rallidae. Its former binomial name is...
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Philippine swamphen (redirect from Porphyrio porphyrio pulverulentus)
Philippine swamphen (Porphyrio pulverulentus Temminck, 1826) is a species of swamphen occurring in The Philippines. It used to be considered a subspecies...
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Porphyry (redirect from Porphyrios)
Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Porphyry (/ˈpɔːrfɪri/; Greek: Πορφύριος, Porphyrios "purple-clad") may refer to: Porphyry (geology), an igneous rock with...
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Réunion swamphen (redirect from Porphyrio coerulescens)
The Réunion swamphen (Porphyrio caerulescens), also known as the Réunion gallinule or oiseau bleu (French for "blue bird"), is a hypothetical extinct...
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White-browed crake (redirect from Porphyrio cinereus)
Sharpe, 1893 Species: P. cinereus Binomial name Poliolimnas cinereus (Vieillot, 1819) Synonyms Porzana cinerea Amaurornis cinerea Porphyrio cinereus...
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New Caledonian gallinule (redirect from Porphyrio kukwiedei)
The New Caledonian gallinule (Porphyrio kukwiedei) was a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It was endemic to New Caledonia and probably became extinct...
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Black-backed swamphen (redirect from Porphyrio porphyrio indicus)
The black-backed swamphen (Porphyrio indicus) is a species of swamphen occurring from southeast Asia to Sulawesi and Borneo. It used to be considered...
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three species of small-massed rails, Gallirallus philippensis, Porphyrio porphyrio, and Porzana tabuensis, exhibit a persistently high ability to disperse...
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Saint Porphyrius (redirect from Porphyrios of Gaza)
Porphyrius (Latin: Porphyrius; Greek: Πορφύριος, Porphyrios; Slavonic: Порфирий, Porfiriy; c. 347–420) was bishop of Gaza from 395 to 420, known, from...
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Marquesas swamphen (redirect from Porphyrio paepae)
The Marquesas swamphen (Porphyrio paepae) is an extinct species of swamphen from the Marquesas Islands Hiva Oa and Tahuata. It was originally described...
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Azure gallinule (redirect from Porphyrio flavirostris)
The azure gallinule (Porphyrio flavirostris) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found...
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Huahine swamphen (redirect from Porphyrio mcnabi)
The Huahine swamphen (Porphyrio mcnabi) was a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It was a small swamphen endemic to Huahine in the Society Islands...
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as the red-knobbed coot (Fulica cristata), the purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio), and the greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus). Others originate...
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related species of swamphen of the Old World American purple gallinule, Porphyrio martinicus of the New World This page is an index of articles on animal...
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