Porphyrio melanotus
Australasian Swamphen at Adelaide, SA
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Pair of purple swamphens foraging along the edge of the river
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Location information
- Coordinates 138.600736-34.916494
- Altitude 27.6m
- Places Adelaide, SA
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 29 Jan 2024 05:54 PM Recorded on
- Darcy Recorded by
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- Darcy 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
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