Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur

Sitio realizado por aficionados a la observación de aves desde 10 de enero 2006

Purple Gallinule - Porphyrio martinica

Order: Gruiformes - Family: Rallidae
Status: Summer migrant. Habitat: Marshes


All the records since January 2014

Adult
Pollona azul/Purple Gallinule15 11 15 © Sergio Cusano
Head, neck and underparts blue with purple sheen
Pollona azul/Purple Gallinule17 11 15 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Light blue frontal shield, yellow-tipped red bill. Red eyes. Yellow legs
Pollona azul/Purple Gallinule17 11 2015 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Upperparts bluish green
Pollona azul/Purple Gallinule17 11 2014 © J. Simón Tagtachian
White undertail coverts

REPRODUCCIÓN
Purple Gallinule
03-01-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Difficult to see because of its secluded habits this family was discovered when they fought a wattled jacana. This is the first documented breeding record in the reserve. 
Purple Gallinule
03-01-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Purple Gallinule
03-01-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Juvenile
Pollona azulJ/Purple GallinuleJ3-2000 © Horacio Reinaudo
Pollona azul J/Purple Gallinule J3-2000 © Horacio Reinaudo
Brownish. Underparts paler. Sky-blue on wings

A disturbing story
29-11-14 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro Filmed some moments before the destruction of the nest. 29-11-14 © Claudia y Tito Di Mauro

More photographic records since January 2013