Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Megaclass Tetrapoda > Superclass Reptilia > Class Aves > Subclass Passerae > Superorder Ciconiimorphae > Order Gruiformes > Suborder Ralli > Superfamily Ralloidea > Family Rallidae > Genus Porphyrio

Porphyrio martinica (Linnaeus, 1766)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

PorphyrioBrisson, 1760accepted genus name

Species group names

Fulica martinica Linnaeus, 1766 synonym
Porphyrula martinica (Linnaeus, 1766) synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Dutch: Amerikaans purperhoen sources: Avibase - the world bird database.
 English: purple gallinule sources: Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2011. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.8).
 French: Talève violacée sources: Avibase - the world bird database.
 German: Zwergsultanshuhn sources: Avibase - the world bird database.
 Norwegian Bokmål: amerikapurpurhøne sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Nynorsk: amerikapurpurhøne

Literature

basis of record

Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. Pp. 1321–1342.

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Porphyrio martinica (Linnaeus, 1766). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=422597

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


not marine, not brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Importance

no data

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2011-04-27 by Peter Adriaens

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