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American Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica [Linnaeus, 1766]
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Records
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Order:
Gruiformes
Family:
Rallidae
BTO Codes:
, AMPGA
EURING No:
4260
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
33 cm
Wingspan:
52 cm
Weight:
M/F: 240 g
Scientific name from:
L.: porphyrio =swamphen
and after Martinique, West Indies
World Distribution:
Locally in Americas
Habitat:
Rush-bordered lily ponds
Diet:
Mostly aquatic plants, also invertebrates
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Isles of Scilly, 1958
(Parslow, J.L.F. 1960. British Birds 53:145-149)
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
1
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
No Records
North-east England:
No Records
North-west England:
No Records
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
No Records
South-east England:
No Records
South-west England:
Wales:
No Records
Other Names
Purple Gallinule
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Amerikansk sultanhøne
Dutch:
Amerikaans Purperhoen
Finnish:
Purppurakana
French:
Talève pourprée
German:
Amerika-Sultanshuhn
Hungarian:
Törpe szultántyúk
Icelandic:
Flóðhæna
Irish:
Italian:
Pollo sultano americano
Norwegian:
Amerikapurpurhøne
Polish:
Sultanka amerykanska
Portuguese:
Caimão-americano
Spanish:
Calamon de la Martinica
Swedish:
Amerikansk sultanhöna
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Taylor, B. & van Perlo, B. 1998 Rails Pica Press, Sussex
[598.554 TAY]
See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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