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Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
Audubon Illustration
John James Audubon, Birds of America (1827-1838). Public domain.
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About the Purple Gallinule
The purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) is a species of swamphen found in the Americas. It is in the order Gruiformes, meaning "crane-like", an order which also contains cranes, rails, and crakes. The purple gallinule is a rail species, placing it into the family Rallidae. It is also known locally as the yellow-legged gallinule. The specific name martinica denotes "of Martinique".
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Porphyrio martinica
- Family
- Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Order
- Gruiformes
Similar species
Other members of the rails, gallinules, and coots family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Aztec Rail Rallus tenuirostris
- Azure Gallinule Porphyrio flavirostris
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis
- Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Corn Crake Crex crex
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Giant Wood-Rail Aramides ypecaha
- Gray-breasted Crake Laterallus exilis
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