Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Parkes, ACT

Porphyrio melanotus at Parkes, ACT - 22 Sep 2015
Porphyrio melanotus at Parkes, ACT - 22 Sep 2015
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Identification history

Porphyrio melanotus 17 Aug 2018 natureguy

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A pair with 2 chicks.

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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
  • 277 images trained Machine learning
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  • Synonyms

    Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio

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