Western swamphen 
(Xít, Porphyrio porphyrio)

The western swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) is a species of swamphen in the rail family Rallidae, one of the six species once referred to as the purple swamphen. 

Gruiformes, Gruidae: from the Latin word grus meaning "crane".
Rallidae: from rallus new Latin for rail, an aquatic bird.
The genus name Porphyrio is the Latin name for "swamphen", meaning "purple".