Purple Gallinule
Photo by: Audrey Nelson
Order:
Gruiformes
Genus:
Porphyrula
Species:
martinica
Size (cm):
27-36
Mass (g):
208-288
Canadian Status:
not present
U.S. Status:
not listed
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Species size information from:
West, R.L., and G.K. Hess. 2002. Purple Gallinule (Porphyrula martinica).
In
The Birds of North America , No. 626 (A. Poole and F. Gill, Eds.). The Birds Of North America, Inc., Philadelphia , PA.