Birds · Not heard for 33 days.
Australasian Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus
First heard here 4 Oct · last heard 4 Oct · 1 day in the last year · 1 detections on record
Hear it
A clear recording song, recorded in Australia
Marc Anderson, xeno-canto, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Trimmed to 20 seconds.
What to look for
The Australasian swamphen, commonly known as the pūkeko in New Zealand, is a striking and socially complex bird found in Oceania, including eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and Australia. A member of the rail family, it is part of the diverse order Gruiformes, which includes species with similar characteristics such as cranes and other rail species. Within the Australasian swamphen species, five recognised subspecies exist, with P. m. melanotus being the most common and widely distributed in New Zealand. They display phenotypic characteristics typical of rails: relatively short wings and strong, elongated bills, adapted to its semi-aquatic lifestyle in wetlands.
Read more on Wikipedia (Australasian swamphen)
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When it has been heard
Busiest day so far: Sunday 4 October, 1 detections between 12:51pm and 12:51pm.
Time of day
Busiest around 12pm. From 1 day with hourly counts.
| Day | Heard | First | Last | Peak confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct | 1 | 12:51pm | 12:51pm | 78% |
Detections are automatic and can be wrong.