Porphyrio melanotus

Australasian Swamphen at Ascot, WA

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Location information

• Coordinates 115.919365-31.941474
• Places Ascot, WA

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• 6 Apr 2025 09:26 AM Recorded on
• KMcCue Recorded by

• Collections

  KMcCue NatureMapr South West Western Australia 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

• Synonyms

  Porphyrio porphyrio Porphyrio porphyrio

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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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