Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Strathnairn, ACT

Porphyrio melanotus at Strathnairn, ACT - 17 Apr 2025 11:11 AM
Porphyrio melanotus at Strathnairn, ACT - 17 Apr 2025 11:11 AM
Porphyrio melanotus at Strathnairn, ACT - 17 Apr 2025 11:11 AM
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Identification history

Porphyrio melanotus 29 Apr 2025 MatthewFrawley
Porphyrio melanotus 29 Apr 2025 AlisonMilton
Gallinula tenebrosa 18 Apr 2025 CarbonAI
Gallinula tenebrosa 18 Apr 2025 AlisonMilton

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   18 Apr 2025
Hi @AlisonMilton, thanks for your sighting. It looks like your sighting contains multiple species. To help us verify each species, please submit each species as a separate sighting.
   29 Apr 2025
Second and third images show Dusky Moorhen, the others show Australasian Swamphen.

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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
  • 307 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio

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