Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Harrison, ACT

Porphyrio melanotus at Harrison, ACT - 9 Mar 2019
Porphyrio melanotus at Harrison, ACT - 9 Mar 2019
Porphyrio melanotus at Harrison, ACT - 9 Mar 2019
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Identification history

Porphyrio melanotus 10 Mar 2019 natureguy
Porphyrio melanotus 9 Mar 2019 davobj

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natureguy wrote:
   11 Mar 2019
Most sources now refer to it as Australasian Swamphen (P. melanotus) rather than Purple Swamphen (P. porphyrio)

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Location information

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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
  • 277 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio
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