American purple gallinule: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the American purple gallinule lives – recorded in 31 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Porphyrio martinica
Group	Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos
Found in	31 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Mass	257 g (male organism, adult weight); 215 g (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Gruiformes
Family	Rallidae

Where does the American purple gallinule live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the American purple gallinule in 31 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Brazil, South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an American purple gallinule?

Wikidata records the following for the American purple gallinule: mass 257 g (male organism, adult weight); 215 g (female organism, adult weight).

What kind of animal is the American purple gallinule?

The American purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) is a bird in the order Gruiformes and the family Rallidae, genus Porphyrio. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the American 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".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article American purple gallinule (revision 1336149216), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q27074644 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).