Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica), Renaissance Dr Pond, Tucson, Pima County

This Purple Gallinule was reported by Roger Clark on 27 July 2020 and photographed by Erin Bowen and Janine McCabe the same day.

Rare, less than annual. There are more than 20 accepted records.

Unmistakable in adult plumage.

27 July 2020, photo by Erin Bowen

27 July 2020, photo by Janine McCabe

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