Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Bega, NSW

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.849575-36.681245
• Places Bega, NSW

Sighting information

• 8 Abundance
• 1 Oct 2020 06:09 PM Recorded on
• StephH Recorded by

• Collections

  StephH South Coast NatureMapr Porphyrio melanotus Other Waterbirds (Crakes, Grebes, Gulls and Terns) Water birds Birds

Additional information

• True Nesting site

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

• Synonyms

  Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio

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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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