Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Conder, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.103972-35.461228
• Altitude 622.9m
• Maps Conder Community Wetlands
• Places Conder, ACT

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• 1 Jan 2026 01:36 PM Recorded on
• Hejor1 Recorded by

• Collections

  Hejor1 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest 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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• More than one media file
• Verified by an expert moderator
• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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