Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Belconnen, ACT

Porphyrio melanotus at Belconnen, ACT - 16 Feb 2020 02:42 PM
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Identification history

Porphyrio melanotus 27 May 2022 MichaelBedingfield
Porphyrio melanotus 26 May 2022 JimL

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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
  • 283 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio

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