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Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
Richard L. West and Gene K. Hess
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 2002
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 2002
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Amerikaanse Koningriethaan |
| Bulgarian | Американска султанка |
| Czech | slípka žlutonohá |
| Danish | Amerikansk Sultanhøne |
| Dutch | Amerikaans Purperhoen |
| English (South Africa) | American Purple Gallinule |
| English (United States) | Purple Gallinule |
| French | Talève violacée |
| German | Zwergsultanshuhn |
| Greek | Αμερικανική Πορφυροπουλάδα |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Poul sultan |
| Hebrew | פורפיריה אמריקנית |
| Hungarian | Amerikai szultántyúk |
| Icelandic | Flóðhæna |
| Italian | Pollo sultano della Martinica |
| Japanese | アメリカムラサキバン |
| Lithuanian | Amerikinė sultonvištė |
| Norwegian | amerikapurpurhøne |
| Polish | sułtanka amerykańska |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | frango-d'água-azul |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Camão-americano |
| Russian | Малая султанка |
| Serbian | Američka sultanka |
| Slovak | sultánka indigová |
| Slovenian | Ameriška sultanka |
| Spanish | Calamoncillo Americano |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Pollona Azul |
| Spanish (Chile) | Tagüita purpúrea |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Gallareta Morada |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Gallareta azul |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Gallareta Azul |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gallareta Púrpura |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Gallineta Púrpura |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Gallineta Morada |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gallareta Morada |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Polla azul |
| Spanish (Peru) | Polla de Agua Morada |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Gallareta Azul |
| Spanish (Spain) | Calamoncillo americano |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Polla Azul |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Gallito Azul |
| Swedish | amerikansk sultanhöna |
| Turkish | Sarı Bacaklı Sazhorozu |
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Purple Gallinule.
Distribution of the Purple Gallinule in North and Middle America and the western West Indies. This species also breeds in South America. See text for details.