Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, USA, Venezuela.
Eastern Colombia through central-southern Venezuela to the Guianas and south to eastern Ecuador and northern Peru eastern across north-central Brazil; south-eastern Peru, northern Bolivia, western and central Brazil and central Paraguay to extreme northern Argentina; also extreme south-eastern Brazil.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Azure Gallinule (Porphyrio flavirostris) [XC522727]
by Alexandre Renaudier from Barreira do Campo, Rio Araguaia, Santana do Araguaia, Par\u00e1, Brazil (call)
Azure Gallinule (Porphyrio flavirostris) [XC333038]
by Tulio Dornas from Guajar\u00e1-Mirim, RO. Rio Paka\u00e1s Novos, Brazil (call)
Subspecies
Formerly listed as Porphyrio parvus, but this name preoccupied. Sometimes placed in Gallinula or Porphyrula.