Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Splitters Creek, NSW

Porphyrio melanotus at Splitters Creek, NSW - 29 Jun 2021 02:02 PM
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Identification history

Porphyrio melanotus 4 Jul 2021 ChrisAllen
Unidentified 1 Jul 2021 PaulF

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Australasian swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus)

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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
  • 300 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio

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