Purple Swamphen
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Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio (Porphyrio) porphyrio melanotus)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)
Order: Cranes (Gruiformes)
Family: Rails (Rallidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio (Porphyrio) porphyrio melanotus)
This Photo:     🔍Adult, posterior🔎
Synonyms: Porphyrio melanotus, Porphyrio melanotus ssp melanotus or Porphyrio porphyrio ssp melanotus
Other names: Australian Swamphen or Australasian Swamphen
Thank you George Seagull (George_Seagull), Bradley W. Jones (BWJone432155) & Joshua S. Martin (BioShots_JM) for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Murray Mallee SA, Riverland, Coastal Areas and possibly elsewhere
Copyright © 2024-2026 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 10-Jul-2024
This species is classed as RA (Rare) in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)