Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Throsby, ACT

Porphyrio melanotus at Throsby, ACT - 7 Sep 2020
Porphyrio melanotus at Throsby, ACT - 7 Sep 2020
Porphyrio melanotus at Throsby, ACT - 7 Sep 2020
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Identification history

Porphyrio melanotus 22 Sep 2020 MatthewFrawley
Porphyrio melanotus 22 Sep 2020 davobj

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This year these birds have arrived in numbers, are breeding in most of the ponds in Throsby

2 comments

natureguy wrote:
   23 Sep 2020
The 3rd and 4th pics don't have any swamphens only Coots, Dusky Moorhen, and an Australasian Grebe.
davobj wrote:
   23 Sep 2020
Thanks,, natureguy, have removed them

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 10 Abundance
  • 7 Sep 2020 10:22 AM Recorded on
  • davobj Recorded by

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

    Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio

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