Name

Porphyrio porphyrio

Purple gallinule

Framing

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

Genus: Porphyrio

Species: porphyrio

Habitat

Aquatic environments. Marshes, lagoons, reed beds, freshwater margins with dense vegetation.

Feeding

Free-living. Solitary, in pairs during reproduction. Herbivorous, eats bulbs, stems, roots and seeds of aquatic plants.

Distribution

Southern Europe, North Africa, Asia and Oceania

Conservation status

Not threatened

Additional information

Large, dark bluish bird with red bill, bill tip and legs.