American Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusPorphyrio (Swamphens and Blue Gallinules)
- SpeciesPorphyrio martinica (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". Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a American Purple Gallinule sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Iguazú National Park
Azure Gallinule
Porphyrio flavirostris
Blackish Rail
Pardirallus nigricans
Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail
Aramides saracura
Rufous-sided Crake
Laterallus melanophaius
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Ash-throated Crake
Porzana albicollis
Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Aramides cajanea
Spotted Rail
Pardirallus maculatus
Uniform Crake
Amaurolimnas concolor
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Sungrebe
Heliornis fulica
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a American Purple Gallinule in Iguazú National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a American Purple Gallinule sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see American Purple Gallinule in Iguazú National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for American Purple Gallinule in Iguazú National Park in our monthly data.