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.