• Synonyms American Gallinule, American Purple Gallinule, Yellow-legged Gallinule, American swamphen, South Georgia Gallinule
  • Old latin name for bird Fulica parva, Porphyrula martinica, Ionornis martinica, Porphyrio martinicus, Ionornis martinicus, Porphyrula georgica, Fulica martinica, Gallinula martinica

Purple Gallinulebird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © GABRIEL LEITE
    Brazil
  • 2.
    Call, © Jim Holmes
    United States
  • 3.
    Flight call, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 4.
    Flight call, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 5.
    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 6.
    Song, © JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA
    Brazil
  • 7.
    Alarm call, call, flight call, © AUDEVARD Aurélien
    Costa Rica
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Purple Gallinule

  • Breeding region Middle America, North America, South America
  • Breeding subregion se USA to n Argentina

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansAmerikaanse Koningriethaan
BelarusianПурпурная султанка
BretonDouryar-Vartinik
BulgarianАмериканска султанка
CatalanPolla blava de la Martinica, polla blava americana
Chinese紫青水鸡
Chinese (Traditional)紫青水雞
Croatianamerička sultanka
Czechslípka žlutonohá, Slípka martinická
DanishAmerikansk Sultanhøne
DutchAmerikaans Purperhoen
EsperantoMartinika porfirio, Amerika purpura porfirio, Amerika porfirio
Estoniankoldjalg-sultantait
FaroeseSlupshøna
Finnishsiniliejukana
FrenchGallinule violacée, Poule sultane d'Amérique, Gallinule pourprée, Talève pourprée, Poule sultane d'Amerique, Gallinule violette, Talève violacée
FrisianAmerikaansk poarperhin
GalicianCamón americano
GermanAmerikanisches Sultanshuhn, Amerika-Sultanshuhn, Zwergsultanshuhn, Amerikanischer Uferläufer
GreekΑμερικανική Πορφυροπουλάδα, Πoρφυρoπoυλάδα
GuaraniÑahana hovy, Ñahana-hovy
Hebrewפורפיריה אמריקאית, פורפיריה אמריקנית
HungarianKék fú , amerikai szultántyúk, Törpe szultántyúk
IcelandicFlóðhæna
IrishGailliniúl corcra Meiriceánach
ItalianPollo sultano della Martinica, Pollo sultano americano, Gallinella americana
Japaneseアメリカムラサキバン
LatvianAmerikas sultānvistiņa
Lithuanianamerikinė sultonvištė
MacedonianАмериканска султанка
MalteseGallozz ta'l-Amerika, Gallozz ta' l-Amerika
Northern SamiAmerihkásultánvuonccis
NorwegianSultanhøne, amerikapurpurhøne
Norwegian NynorskAmerikapurpurhøne
Polishsultanka amerykanska, sułtanka amerykańska
PortugueseFrango-d'água-azul, caimão-americano, Caimão-americano, saracura-da-canarana, Galinha-d'água-azul, tauá-tauá-azul, jaçanã, Camão-americano, Frango-d'agua-azul, galinhola, frango-d'água, frago-d'água-verde-azul
RomanianGăinuşă purpurie
RomanshPulsauna americana
RussianПурпурная камышница, Малая султанка, Пурпурная султанка
SerbianAmerička sultanka, Američka barska kokica
Slovaksultánka indigová, Sliepočka trpasličia
Slovenianameriška sultanka
SpanishGallareta Inglesa, Tagüita purpúrea, Calamón Americano, Gallareta Morada, Pollona azul, Calamoncillo americano, Gallereta Azul, Gallareta Pico Azul, Calamón de la Martinica, Gallineta Morada, Polla de Agua Azul, Gallareta Azul, Polla azul
Swedishamerikansk sultanhöna
TurkishAmerika sazhorozu, Sarı Bacaklı Sazhorozu
Ukrainianсултанка американська
WelshIâr ddŵr America
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