Porphyrio melanotus
Australasian Swamphen at Shoal Point, QLD
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| Porphyrio melanotus | Liam.m | 8 Sep 2024 | |
| Porphyrio melanotus | CarbonAI | 8 Sep 2024 | |
| Porphyrio melanotus | Petesteamer | 8 Sep 2024 |
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About 10 birds congregating on a large shallow wetland area with reeds and long grass around the margins. In the company of many other species of water birds
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.137268-21.002587
- Places Shoal Point, QLD
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 27 Jul 2024 01:32 PM Recorded on
- Petesteamer Recorded by
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- Petesteamer 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
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Synonyms
Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio
Seasonal activity
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Record quality
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3 / 7
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