Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Dunlop, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.013650-35.203559
• Maps Jarramlee Pond
• Places Dunlop, ACT

Sighting information

• 4 - 15 Abundance
• 4 May 2025 05:23 PM Recorded on
• Jennybach Recorded by

• Collections

  Jennybach NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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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