Summary ⁶

The Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) is a "swamp hen" in the rail family Rallidae. Also known locally as the Yellow-legged Gallinule.

Distribution ⁷

occurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

Sources and Credits

1. (c) barloventomagico, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/barloventomagico/1716678764/
2. (c) 1999 California Academy of Sciences, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=401&one=T
3. (c) 1999 California Academy of Sciences, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=398&one=T
4. (c) 2004 California Academy of Sciences, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=140787&one=T
5. (c) 2004 California Academy of Sciences, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=140788&one=T
6. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porphyrio_martinicus
7. (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/28832106

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• VertNet
• Xeno-canto

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