Birds of Bolivia

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Genus: Porphyrio (2 species, 10 worldwide)


Azure Gallinule
Azure Gallinule (Porphyrio flavirostris)
Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Purple Gallinule
Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)
Bahia Solano, Choco, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Purple Gallinule
Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) Immature
Wakodahatchee, Delray Beach, Florida, USA   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Not uncommon, but generally rarer than the Common Gallinule, American Coot, or Andean Coot.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba