Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Paddys River, ACT

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Porphyrio melanotus MichaelBedingfield 4 Feb 2016
Porphyrio melanotus galah681 3 Feb 2016

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Location information

Sighting information

  • At least 1 Abundance
  • 22 Nov 2015 10:23 AM Recorded on
  • galah681 Recorded by

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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

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