Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Bega, NSW

Porphyrio melanotus at Bega, NSW - 1 Oct 2020 06:09 PM
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Identification history

Porphyrio porphyrio 1 Oct 2020 HarveyPerkins
Porphyrio porphyrio 1 Oct 2020 StephH

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A pair of adults, or maybe three?, feeding about five fluffy chicks.

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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
  • 300 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio

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