Purple gallinule and least bittern also breed on the lake. It is also known locally as the yellow-legged gallinule. The common gallinule will fight to defend its territory. Common names include dusky moorhen, black gallinule, black moorhen and waterhen. Among his other successes were the outstanding filly Seabreeze and the influential sire Gallinule. The common gallinule ("Gallinula galeata") is a bird in the family Rallidae. Other signature species are American alligator, bobcat, yellow rail, and purple gallinule. The azure gallinule ("Porphyrio flavirostris") is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. The spot-flanked gallinule ("Porphyriops melanops") is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. The event is named after Gallinule, the Irish-based sire of Pretty Polly. The New Caledonian gallinule ("Porphyrio kukwiedei") was a species of bird in the family Rallidae. "Crake gallinule" also had a period of popularity between 1768 and 1813. The purple gallinule is a rail species, placing it into the family Rallidae. The purple gallinule ("Porphyrio martinicus") is a swamphen in the genus "Porphyrio". Her sire was the good stallion, Gallinule who was also a roarer and bleeder.