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The Australasian swamphen is a species of swamphen occurring in eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand. In New Zealand, it is known as the pukeko. The species used to be considered a subspecies of the purple swamphen.

Similar species: Crane-like Birds
Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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Uploaded Apr 28, 2015. Captured Mar 29, 2015 21:05 in 120 Kaukahu Road, Dannevirke 4972, New Zealand.
  • DMC-LZ40
  • f/16.6
  • 1/200s
  • ISO100
  • 59.5mm