Listen to the American purple gallinule
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About the American purple gallinule
The American purple gallinule is a bird in the family Rallidae (order Gruiformes). Adults have a wingspan of about 53 cm and weigh around 257 g.
What does the American purple gallinule sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as alarm call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) is a species of swamphen found in the Americas. It is in the order Gruiformes, meaning "crane-like", an order which also contains cranes, rails, and crakes. The purple gallinule is a rail species, placing it into the family Rallidae. It is also known locally as the yellow-legged gallinule. The specific name martinica denotes "of Martinique".
Related birds in the genus Porphyrio
More from the family Rallidae
Eurasian coot
Fulica atra
Common moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Corn crake
Crex crex
Water rail
Rallus aquaticus
Spotted crake
Porzana porzana
Baillon's crake
Zapornia pusilla
White-breasted waterhen
Amaurornis phoenicurus
American coot
Fulica americana
Weka
Gallirallus australis
Ruddy-breasted crake
Zapornia fusca
Frequently asked questions
What does an American purple gallinule sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the American purple gallinule on this page, including its alarm call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
What family does the American purple gallinule belong to?
The American purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) belongs to the family Rallidae in the order Gruiformes.
Sources & credits
- Alarm call · Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia by Hugo Rodriguez-Garcia – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q27074644 – CC0
- Wikipedia: American purple gallinule – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Judy Gallagher – CC BY 2.0