Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Shoal Point, QLD

Porphyrio melanotus at Shoal Point, QLD - 27 Jul 2024 01:32 PM
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Identification history

Porphyrio melanotus 8 Sep 2024 Liam.m
Porphyrio melanotus 8 Sep 2024 CarbonAI
Porphyrio melanotus 8 Sep 2024 Petesteamer

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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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  • Porphyrio melanotus Scientific name
  • Australasian Swamphen Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 796.5m Recorded at altitude
  • 313 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio

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