Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Bonython, ACT

Porphyrio melanotus at Bonython, ACT - 24 Jan 2018 11:42 AM
Porphyrio melanotus at Bonython, ACT - 24 Jan 2018 11:42 AM
Request use of media

Identification history

Porphyrio melanotus 25 Jan 2018 ChrisDavey
Porphyrio melanotus 24 Jan 2018 RodDeb

Identify this sighting


Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

User's notes

saw 3 family groups, each with only 1 chick (total 3 chicks) plus a number of single adults

Be the first to comment


Please Login or Register to comment.

Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • True Nesting site

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
  • 282 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio

Record quality

  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Verified by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
1,909,737 sightings of 21,437 species from 13,251 contributors
CCA 3.0 | privacy
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.