Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Shortland, NSW

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Location information

• Coordinates 151.696238-32.875646
• Altitude 32.4m
• Places Shortland, NSW

Sighting information

• 4 - 15 Abundance
• 10 Dec 2021 03:02 PM Recorded on
• LyndalT Recorded by

• Collections

  LyndalT Hunter Region 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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