Australasian swamphen
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The Australasian swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus) is a species of swamphen (Porphyrio) occurring in eastern Indonesia (the Moluccas, Aru and Kai Islands), Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand. In New Zealand, it is known as the pūkeko. The species used to be considered a subspecies of the purple swamphen.
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Australasian swamphen | |
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P. m. melanotus, Northern Territory, Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Rallidae |
Genus: | Porphyrio |
Species: | P. melanotus |
Binomial name | |
Porphyrio melanotus Temminck, 1820 | |
Synonyms | |
Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus |
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