Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Porphyrio martinica (Linnaeus, 1766)

Gallareta Púrpura, Gallinula púrpura, Purple Gallinule

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Aves

Order
Gruiformes

Family
Rallidae

Genus
Porphyrio

Species
martinica

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Porphyrio martinicus (Linnaeus, 1766) (GBIF Secretariat, 2021).

Origin: Vagrant

Status

Least concern

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Wiedenfeld, D.A. (2006) Aves, the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Check List 2006 2(2): 1-27.
  • Lévêque, R. Bowman, R.I. & Billeb, S.L.. (1966) Migrants in the Galapagos area. Condor 68(1): 81-101.
  • Harris, M.P. (1973) The Galápagos avifauna. Condor 75(3): 265-278.
  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System (2021) Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Www.itis.gov
  • GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517
  • IUCN (2022) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-3. Https://www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on Marzo 2022

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"Galapagos Species Database, Porphyrio martinica", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20236. Accessed 18 May 2025.