Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Kingston, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.161967-35.311170
• Altitude 654.3m
• Maps Jerrabomberra Wetlands
• Places Kingston, ACT

Sighting information

• 4 - 15 Abundance
• 13 Jul 2023 10:22 AM Recorded on
• JimL Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• False 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

• Synonyms

  Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio

Record quality

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• More than one media file
• Verified by an expert moderator
• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
• GPS evidence of location
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