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Australian Purple Swamphen This is the Australian version of the Purple Swamphen, (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) Australasian swamphen,Australia,Geotagged,Porphyrio melanotus Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Australian Purple Swamphen

This is the Australian version of the Purple Swamphen, (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus)

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Razor sharp and a very cool subject, worthy of another homepage promotion! Posted 12 years ago
  2. View Scott Staley's profile
    Scott Staley
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    cool, crisp awesome shot Posted 12 years ago
  3. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
    Thibaud Aronson
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    I do believe this has been given full species status, i.e., Porphyrio melanotus Posted 8 years ago

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The Australasian swamphen

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.

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Similar species: Crane-like Birds
Species identified by WildFlower
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Uploaded Nov 13, 2012. Captured Nov 13, 2012 00:33 in LOT C Madoline St, Keiraville NSW 2500, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/128s
  • ISO640
  • 250mm