Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Koondrook, VIC

Porphyrio melanotus at Koondrook, VIC - 24 Oct 2023
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Identification history

Porphyrio melanotus 5 Nov 2023 MatthewFrawley
Porphyrio melanotus 3 Nov 2023 CarbonAI
Porphyrio melanotus 3 Nov 2023 SimoneC

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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
  • 279 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio

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