American Purple Gallinule
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American Purple Gallinule

Porphyrio martinica

Insufficient data
overall probability at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park
3 Verified records at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

Closest Relatives at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aramides cajanea

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Yellow-breasted Crake

Yellow-breasted Crake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porzana flaviventer

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White-throated Crake
LC

White-throated Crake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laterallus albigularis

<5% · Rare
Russet-naped Wood-Rail
LC

Russet-naped Wood-Rail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aramides albiventris

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of American Purple Gallinule at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
40–50%
2 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
3 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
4 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
5 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
6 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
7 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
8 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
9 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
10–20%
10 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
11 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
12 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
10–20%
13 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
14 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
15 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
16 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
17 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
18 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
19 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
5–10%
20 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
21 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
22 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
23 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
24 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
<5%
25 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
26 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
27 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
28 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
29 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
30 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
31 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
<5%
32 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
33 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
34 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
35 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
36 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
37 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
38 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
39 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
40 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
41 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
42 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
43 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
44 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
45 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
46 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
47 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
48 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
49 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
50 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
51 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
52 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
53 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
54 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
55 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
56 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
57 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
58 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
59 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
60 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
61 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
62 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
63 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
64 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
65 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
66 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
67 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
68 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
69 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
70 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
71 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
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