Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Burradoo, NSW

Porphyrio melanotus at Burradoo, NSW - 16 Oct 2018 03:28 PM
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Identification history

Porphyrio melanotus 18 Feb 2020 BLSHFour
Porphyrio melanotus 18 Feb 2020 JanHartog

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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
  • 291 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio

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