La historia
The place
Restrepo, Meta, Colombia. I photographed this immature Purple Gallinule here on September 29, 2023, at about 5:10 p.m.
eBird lists 206 species all-time at Reserva Natural Cosmopolitana (as of octubre de 2026).
The shot
I photographed an immature Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) in Restrepo, in the Department of Meta, Colombia. The bird was stepping carefully across dense leaf litter along the water’s edge, its plumage glowing with a mix of iridescent greens, golds, and vivid blues. The oversized yellow legs and long toes are striking features, adapted for walking on floating vegetation, and they added both visual drama and compositional weight to the frame. I used the Canon EOS R5 with the RF800mm F11 IS STM and Extender RF1.4x, at 1120 mm, 1/90 s, f/16, ISO 3200, −3/2 EV.
El ave
The Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) pertenece a la familia Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots) en la taxonomía eBird/Clements.
Fuente: eBird.org (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
Conservación
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (assessment published 2025), with the population trend listed as stable. Fuente: Lista Roja de la UICN
