Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Throsby, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.161232-35.188127
• Altitude 647.0m
• Places Throsby, ACT

Sighting information

• 4 - 15 Abundance
• 31 Jan 2023 11:22 AM Recorded on
• abread111 Recorded by

• Collections

  abread111 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Porphyrio melanotus Other Waterbirds (Crakes, Grebes, Gulls and Terns) Water birds Birds

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

• Synonyms

  Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio

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