Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Kingston, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.147152-35.314629
• Maps Lake Burley Griffin Central/East
• Places Kingston, ACT

Sighting information

• 8 Abundance
• 31 May 2016 09:21 AM Recorded on
• Mike Recorded by

• Collections

  Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Porphyrio melanotus Other Waterbirds (Crakes, Grebes, Gulls and Terns) Water birds Birds

Species information

• Porphyrio melanotus Scientific name
• Australasian Swamphen Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 796.5m Recorded at altitude

• Synonyms

  Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio