Kebnat
BIRDS

Purple Gallinule

Porphyrio martinica

Birds
Purple Gallinule, photo 1 of 5
Purple Gallinule, Male
Purple Gallinule, Juvenile

Bird.

There are 5 observations of Purple Gallinule in Québec, mostly in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Estrie and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 3 of the 17 regions.

Where to see it

  1. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  2. Estrie2
  3. Montérégie1

Similar species

Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Green HeronButorides virescens
Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
American CootFulica americana
SoraPorzana carolina
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias