Where does the Australasian Swamphen live?
Porphyrio melanotus has 583,465 records in 17 countries and territories, from 1882 to 2026. Most records come from Australia.
- 583,465 records
- 17 places
- 113 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesGruiformesRallidaePorphyrio
When it is recorded
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Peak month: October. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18822026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 454,823 | |
| New Zealand | 124,158 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,339 | |
| New Caledonia | 838 | |
| Norfolk Island | 771 | |
| Indonesia | 546 | |
| Solomon Islands | 248 | |
| Samoa | 197 | |
| American Samoa | 141 | |
| Fiji | 116 | |
| Vanuatu | 91 | |
| Palau | 88 | |
| Tonga | 48 | |
| Timor-Leste | 40 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 17 | |
| Niue | 3 | |
| Tuvalu | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Rallidae.
Eurasian Moorhen
6,081,314 records
American Coot
6,049,026 records
Eurasian Coot
5,938,263 records
Sora
995,504 records
Western Swamphen
795,286 records
White-breasted Waterhen
736,843 records
Dusky Moorhen
682,250 records
Red-knobbed Coot
281,777 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.