07.01.05. Purple Gallinule, Porphyrio martinica

Author

• Bill Pranty
• Ann Hodgson, Editor
• Florida Ornithological Society

Files

Publisher

University of South Florida

Publication Date

2026

Abstract

A colorful and acrobatic rail, the Purple Gallinule breeds from Arkansas and South Carolina south through the Greater Antilles and Middle America to northern Argentina and Bolivia.

Keywords

Ornithology, Breeding, Gallinule

Extent

1 PDF of 3 pages

Series Title

Florida Ornithological Society, Special Publication no. 9

Language

English

Digital Date

2026

Media Type

Atlases

Format

Digital Only

Type

Article

Recommended Citation

Pranty, Bill; Hodgson, Ann; and Florida Ornithological Society, "07.01.05. Purple Gallinule, Porphyrio martinica" (2026). 07.01. Rallidae - Rails, Gallinules, and Coots. 5.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/bba2_rallidae/5