Purple Gallinule is an alternative name for two species of birds in the rail family. It can refer to:
- Purple Swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio of the Old World
- American Purple Gallinule, Porphyrio martinica of the New World
Famous quotes containing the word purple:
“Hundreds of dewdrops to greet the dawn,
Hundreds of bees in the purple clover,
Hundreds of butterflies on the lawn,
But only one mother the wide world over.”
—George Cooper (1838–1927)