Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)
This photograph corresponds to a record of Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) made in Camino real cerca de ruta 5, Carlos Casares, Buenos Aires, Argentina on 05/11/2025. The photograph was published by Hugo Aguilar and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
Author's comments:
Primera vez que la veo en esta zona. Estaba en un gran bajo con juncales extensos al borde de un camino rural.
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia | |
| Phylum / Division: | Chordata | |
| Class: | Aves | |
| Order: | Gruiformes | |
| Family: | Rallidae | |
| Scientific name: | Porphyrio martinica | |
| English Name: | Purple Gallinule | |
| Spanish Name: | Pollona Azul | |
| Portuguese Name: | Frango-d´água-azul | |
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| Sex: | Indistinguishable | |
| Life stage: | Adult | |
| Registration date: | 05/11/2025 | |
| Country: | Argentina | |
| Province / Department: | Buenos Aires | |
| Location or protected area: | Carlos Casares | |
| Detailed location: | Camino real cerca de ruta 5 | |
| Coordinates - Detailed location: | -35.648123, -61.357728 | |
| Altitude - Detailed location: | 79 m a.s.l. | |
| Location accuracy: | Medium | |
| Belonging: | Native | |
| Condition: | Wild | |
| Certainty: | Photographed | |
| Reproduction information: | No | |
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| Photography ID: | 709896 View Full Record | |
| Publication date: | 10/14/2026 13:34:10 | |
