Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Ormiston, QLD

Porphyrio melanotus at Ormiston, QLD - 31 Oct 2023 11:34 AM
Porphyrio melanotus at Ormiston, QLD - 31 Oct 2023 11:34 AM
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Identification history

Porphyrio melanotus 31 Oct 2023 MatthewFrawley
Porphyrio melanotus 31 Oct 2023 CarbonAI
Porphyrio melanotus 31 Oct 2023 PJH123

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Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio (Porphyrio) porphyrio melanotus Temminck, 1820)

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Sighting information

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
  • 304 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio

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