Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Gordon, ACT

Porphyrio melanotus at Gordon, ACT - 2 Feb 2020
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Identification history

Porphyrio melanotus 1 Jun 2020 MichaelBedingfield

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On mudflats created by drought & low water levels in Point Hut Pond.

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

    Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio
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