Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Amaroo, ACT

Porphyrio melanotus at Amaroo, ACT - 6 Oct 2020 12:41 PM
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Identification history

Porphyrio melanotus 11 Oct 2020 natureguy
Porphyrio melanotus 6 Oct 2020 TrishGungahlin

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Two adult swamphens and one chick. Parent chased me away repeatedly.

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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
  • 328 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio

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