Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Greenway, ACT

Porphyrio melanotus at Greenway, ACT - 5 Sep 2017 05:01 PM
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Identification history

Porphyrio melanotus 6 Jul 2018 MichaelBedingfield

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Near the water's edge at Lake Tuggeranong.

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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
  • 295 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio
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