Common name: Purple Gallinule
Scientific name: Porphyrio martinicus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Class:
Aves (Birds)
Order:
Gruiformes (Rails and Cranes)
Family:
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinnules, and Coots)
Synonyms:
Other common names:

Habitat type(s):
Habitat description(s)
Lacustrine:
Shallow water
Palustrine:
HERBACEOUS WETLAND, FORESTED WETLAND, Riparian
Riverine:
Low gradient

Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

Conservation:
Global conservation status rank:
G5
Secure globally - Common in the world; widespread and abundant (but may be rare in some parts of its range).
State conservation status rank:
SNRN
Not Ranked - State conservation status not yet assessed (a migratory animal which does not breed in New York).
Federal protection:
Not Listed
State protection:
Protected Bird - Game with open season
Defined as a Protected Bird by New York State law and as a Game species; there are open seasons set when the species may be legally hunted or trapped.
SGCN:
NYNHP track status:
N: Do not track

More information:
Conservation guide:
None
NatureServe explorer link:
https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.102049/Porphyrio_martinicus/