Porphyrio melanotus

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.015165-35.189799
• Maps West Belconnen Pond
• Places Dunlop, ACT

Sighting information

• 3 Abundance
• 22 Jun 2025 11:39 AM 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

Seasonal activity

• Was this a nesting or breeding site?

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  A

  M

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  D

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