Porphyrio melanotus

1 Australasian Swamphen at Kingston, ACT

Porphyrio melanotus at Kingston, ACT - 27 Jun 2020 03:20 PM
Porphyrio melanotus at Kingston, ACT - 27 Jun 2020 03:20 PM
Porphyrio melanotus at Kingston, ACT - 27 Jun 2020 03:20 PM
Porphyrio melanotus at Kingston, ACT - 27 Jun 2020 03:20 PM
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Identification history

Porphyrio melanotus 28 Jun 2020 MatthewFrawley
Porphyrio melanotus 28 Jun 2020 JackyF

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At least five including parent feeding three chicks

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Location information

Sighting information

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
  • 279 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio
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