Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Fadden, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.117447-35.398506
• Altitude 672.8m
• Maps Fadden Hills Pond
• Places Fadden, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 5 Sep 2025 05:41 PM Recorded on
• mjc Recorded by

• Collections

  mjc NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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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• Verified by an expert moderator
• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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