Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Gateway Island, VIC

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Location information

• Coordinates 146.904067-36.100114
• Altitude 167.7m
• Maps Wodonga Regional Park Wodonga
• Places Gateway Island, VIC

Sighting information

• 3 Abundance
• 26 Feb 2022 09:57 AM Recorded on
• Darcy Recorded by

• Collections

  Darcy Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Porphyrio melanotus Other Waterbirds (Crakes, Grebes, Gulls and Terns) Water birds Birds

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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