Summary ²

The purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus, sometimes said as martinica) is a swamphen in the rail family, Rallidae. Also known locally as the yellow-legged gallinule. The specific name martinica denotes "of Martinique".

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1. (c) Salvador Poot Villanueva, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Salvador Poot Villanueva
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porphyrio_martinica

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