Bird
Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica · Rallidae · Gruiformes
Best monthsJan–Marmost records
Records130,985in 27 countries
Most seen inColombia35,554 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Purple Gallinule in brief
The purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) is a bird of the Rallidae family — species of bird.
Across the 27 countries we cover it has 130,985 published records, most of them from Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, February and March.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Colombia35,554 records · best May, Feb
Costa Rica34,540 records · best Mar, Feb
Panama21,038 records · best Mar, Feb
Peru8,042 records · best Oct, May
Guatemala5,438 records · best Jan, Feb
Honduras4,454 records · best Feb, Jan
Cuba4,319 records · best Feb, Mar
Trinidad and Tobago4,144 records · best Dec, Jan
Venezuela3,381 records · best Jul, May
Nicaragua3,249 records · best May, Mar
Bolivia1,624 records · best Jan, Feb
Paraguay1,224 records · best Dec, Nov
Dominican Republic986 records · best Jan, Feb
Guyana798 records · best Nov, Oct
Jamaica710 records · best Mar, Feb
El Salvador610 records · best Feb, May
Uruguay356 records · best Nov, Oct
Haiti194 records · best Apr, Mar
Bahamas126 records · best Apr, Jan
Barbados118 records · best Feb, Jan
Grenada40 records · best Jan, Mar
Antigua and Barbuda20 records · best Mar, Nov
Saint Lucia8 records · best May, Jun
Saint Kitts and Nevis4 records · best Jan, Feb
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4 records · best Jul, May
Cape Verde2 records · best Feb, Nov
Dominica2 records · best Feb, Aug
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All birdsMore of the Rallidae family
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