Porphyrio melanotus

2 Australasian Swamphen at Alpine, NSW

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Location information

• Coordinates 150.531634-34.396470
• Places Alpine, NSW

Sighting information

• 4 - 15 Abundance
• 22 Jan 2024 05:13 AM Recorded on
• JanHartog Recorded by

• Collections

  JanHartog Southern Highlands 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

Record quality

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• More than one media file
• Verified by an expert moderator
• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
• GPS evidence of location
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