Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Leeton, NSW

Porphyrio melanotus at Leeton, NSW - 10 Oct 2021 09:10 AM
Porphyrio melanotus at Leeton, NSW - 10 Oct 2021 09:10 AM
Porphyrio melanotus at Leeton, NSW - 10 Oct 2021 09:10 AM
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Identification history

Porphyrio melanotus 11 Oct 2021 Darcy

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Swamphen foraging alongside the track

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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
  • 295 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio

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