Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Rocklea, QLD

Porphyrio melanotus at Rocklea, QLD - 3 Dec 2023 09:21 AM
Porphyrio melanotus at Rocklea, QLD - 3 Dec 2023 09:21 AM
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Porphyrio melanotus 6 Dec 2023 natureguy
Porphyrio melanotus 6 Dec 2023 Darcy

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Several purple swamphens foraging in the shallows. Not the best pics

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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
  • 331 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio

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