Reunion Gallinule

Porphyrio caerulescens
Family
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
Order
Gruiformes
Codes
reugal1, REGA
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderGruiformes
FamilyRails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae)
SpeciesPorphyrio caerulescens
Codesreugal1, REGA
Identification

The Reunion Gallinule (Porphyrio caerulescens) is a member of the Rails, Gallinules, and Coots family within the order Gruiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code reugal1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.