Australasian swamphen
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| phylum | Chordata | Pūkeko is the common name, derived from the Māori language, for the Purple Swamphen of New Zealand. The subspecies occurring there is also found elsewhere in Australasia, including, in eastern Indonesia, the Moluccas, Aru and Kai Islands, as well as in Papua New Guinea and Australia.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| Class | Aves | |
| order | Gruiformes | |
| family | Rallidae | |
| genus | Porphyrio | |
| species | P. porphyrio |
