Range Description: Purple Gallinule - Porphyrio martinicus

Summary of the extent of the breeding, wintering, migration and year-round range of this species in the Western Hemisphere, including Canada, U.S.A. and Mexico:

Caribbean - Resident year-round: 213,827 square km; Wintering only: 11,270 square km; Migration only: 918 square km
Central America - Resident year-round: 107,263 square km; Wintering only: 231,033 square km
Mexico - Resident year-round: 451,509 square km; Breeding only: 43 square km; Wintering only: 130,222 square km
South America - Resident year-round: 12,096,622 square km
U.S.A. - Resident year-round: 98,335 square km; Breeding only: 411,409 square km