Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Thurgoona, NSW

Porphyrio melanotus at Thurgoona, NSW - 26 Apr 2025 08:48 AM
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Identification history

Porphyrio melanotus 20 May 2025 MatthewFrawley
Porphyrio melanotus 4 May 2025 CarbonAI
Porphyrio melanotus 4 May 2025 KylieWaldon

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hard to see. one way over, and the other was deep in the reeds

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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
  • 318 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio

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