Purple Gallinule

Purple Gallinule

Purple Gallinule is an alternative name for two species of birds in the rail family. It can refer to:

* Purple Swamphen, "Porphyrio porphyrio" of the Old World
* American Purple Gallinule, "Porphyrio martinica" of the New World


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