Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Bonython, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.073417-35.428489
• Maps Stranger Pond
• Places Bonython, ACT

Sighting information

• 3 Abundance
• 9 Dec 2024 04:47 PM Recorded on
• MatthewFrawley Recorded by

• Collections

  MatthewFrawley 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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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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