Porphyrio melanotus

1 Australasian Swamphen at Emerald, VIC

Porphyrio melanotus at Emerald, VIC - 3 Mar 2025 04:58 PM
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Identification history

Porphyrio melanotus 26 Mar 2025 MatthewFrawley
Porphyrio melanotus 19 Mar 2025 CarbonAI
Porphyrio melanotus 19 Mar 2025 GlossyGal

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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
  • 300 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio

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