Porphyrio melanotus

1 Australasian Swamphen at Isabella Plains, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.083566-35.425435
• Maps Upper Stranger Pond
• Places Isabella Plains, ACT

Sighting information

• 15 Abundance
• 7 Dec 2024 12:25 PM Recorded on
• RodDeb Recorded by

• Collections

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

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

• Synonyms

  Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio

Record quality

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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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