Tom Vezo / American purple gallinule. (Porphyrio martinicus) Florida Everglades, USA.

Mitsuaki Iwago / Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) walking across lily pads, North America

Pedro Narra / Purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio). Sado Estuary Natural Reserve, Portugal. December.

George Sanker / Purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) feeding on Lily (Nymphaeaceae) flower. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. March.

George Sanker / Purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) walking on Lilies (Nymphaeaceae). Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. March.

George Sanker / Purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) striding over Lily (Nymphaeaceae) pads. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. March.

George Sanker / Purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) striding over Lily (Nymphaeaceae) pads. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. March.

George Sanker / Purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) feeding on Lily (Nymphaeaceae). Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. March.

Pedro Narra / Western swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) Sado estuary, Portugal. April

Pedro Narra / Purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) profile, Sado Estuary, Portugal. December

Sandesh Kadur / Purple swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis) in wetland. Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania.

Andy Trowbridge / Purple Swamphen / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio) searching for food along lake edge. Christchurch, New Zealand. July.