Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Yarralumla, ACT

Porphyrio melanotus at Yarralumla, ACT - 5 Sep 2021 12:51 PM
Porphyrio melanotus at Yarralumla, ACT - 5 Sep 2021 12:51 PM
Porphyrio melanotus at Yarralumla, ACT - 5 Sep 2021 12:51 PM
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Identification history

Porphyrio melanotus 10 Sep 2021 natureguy
Porphyrio melanotus 9 Sep 2021 Tapirlord

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Amongst Australian reed

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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
  • 282 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio

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