Gallinule - Definition and Overview

Gallinule is a common name that refers to some birds of the rail family Rallidae. They include:

• Purple Swamphen, or Purple Gallinule, Porphyrio porphyrio
• Allen's Gallinule, Porphyrio alleni
• American Purple Gallinule, Porphyrio martinica
• Azure Gallinule, Porphyrula flavirostris
• Common Moorhen, or Common Gallinule, Gallinula chloropus