Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Fyshwick, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.163080-35.315122
• Altitude 565.0m
• Maps Jerrabomberra Wetlands
• Places Fyshwick, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 - 3 Abundance
• 14 Sep 2023 09:35 AM Recorded on
• JimL Recorded by

• Collections

  Birds Other Waterbirds (Crakes, Grebes, Gulls and Terns) Water birds JimL

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
• 273 images trained Machine learning
• External link More information

• Synonyms

  Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio

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• Overall Fit for scientific/research use
• Images or audio
• More than one media file
• Verified by an expert moderator
• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
• GPS evidence of location
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