†Porphyrio caerulescens Selys Longchamps 1848 (Reunion gallinule)
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Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Belongs to Porphyrio according to J. del Hoyo et al. 2014
See also Olson 1977
Sister taxa: Porphyrio albus, Porphyrio alleni, Porphyrio flavirostris, Porphyrio hochstetteri, Porphyrio kukwiedei, Porphyrio mackintoshi, Porphyrio mantelli, Porphyrio martinica, Porphyrio martinicus, Porphyrio mcnabi, Porphyrio melanotus, Porphyrio paepae, Porphyrio porphyrio, Notornis mantelli
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Porphyrio caerulescens in the database
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