4 Australasian Swamphen at Fyshwick, ACT
Identification history
| Porphyrio melanotus | 11 Nov 2019 | Illilanga | ||
| Porphyrio melanotus | 9 Nov 2019 | RodDeb |
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seen from Bittern Hide an adult carrying a dead rabbit for a short time put it down then started eating it and another couple of adult Swamphens came along and joined in on the meal. Also saw 2 young from another hide.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.161792-35.314187
- Altitude 573.2m
- Maps Jerrabomberra Wetlands
- Places Fyshwick, ACT
Sighting information
- 15 Abundance
- 8 Nov 2019 02:44 PM Recorded on
- RodDeb Recorded by
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Collections
Birds Other Waterbirds (Crakes, Grebes, Gulls and Terns) Water birds RodDeb
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
- 273 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio
