Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Dunlop, ACT

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Identification history

Porphyrio melanotus 12 Aug 2025 MatthewFrawley
Porphyrio melanotus 12 Aug 2025 CarbonAI
Porphyrio melanotus 12 Aug 2025 Jennybach

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a possible nest site as lots of grassy/ reedy mats of vegetation as well as dense reedy cover around edges of the pond. Swamphens seem to maintain a constant presence here

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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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