Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Gungahlin, ACT

Porphyrio melanotus at Gungahlin, ACT - 1 Nov 2024 03:14 PM
Porphyrio melanotus at Gungahlin, ACT - 1 Nov 2024 03:14 PM
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Identification history

Porphyrio melanotus 3 Nov 2024 MatthewFrawley
Porphyrio melanotus 2 Nov 2024 CarbonAI
Porphyrio melanotus 2 Nov 2024 AlisonMilton

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Three chicks. Could have been another in the grass.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • True 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
  • 291 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio

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