Australasian Swamphen at Belconnen, ACT
Identification history
| Porphyrio melanotus | 3 Nov 2018 | natureguy | ||
| Porphyrio melanotus | 2 Nov 2018 | AlisonMilton |
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User's notes
Quite a difference in size between the two chicks. Also the first time I've observed communal feeding of the chicks and adults feeding each other - photos four and five.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.072307-35.238718
- Altitude 620.6m
- Maps Lake Ginninderra
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- 8 Abundance
- 1 Nov 2018 03:42 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Collections
AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Porphyrio melanotus Other Waterbirds (Crakes, Grebes, Gulls and Terns) Water birds Birds
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
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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
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