Allen’s Gallinule Porphyrio alleni Thomson, 1842

Porphyrio alleni Thomson, 1842, p.204; E. Newton, 1888, p.552

Remarks: Allen’s Gallinule Porphyrio alleni occurs in Africa, south of Sahara, Madagascar, and the Comoros, and has been accidental to Europe and Atlantic islands (Safford & Hawkins 2013). It is an extremely rare visitor to the Mascarenes, with only one record of four birds (one specimen collected and held at UMZC) in December 1873 at Oyster Bay, Rodrigues (Hartlaub 1877; Bourne 1968; Safford & Hawkins 2013).