06/04/2006; Fazenda Canaã,
Pentecoste, Ceará, Brasil.
200 mm F2.8 lens
© 2006 by Hermann Redies

Porphyrula martinica;
American Purple Gallinule;
Purple Gallinule;

Frango d'agua azul.

Family: Rallidae

The Purple Gallinule is common during the rainy season, around lakes and water reservoirs. The species is also known as Porphyrio martinica or Gallinula martinica.
Purple Gallinule (Porphyrula martinica)