Australasian swamphen. (48041463068)

Description:

Description: 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 pukeko (from the Māori pūkeko). The species used to be considered a subspecies of the purple swamphen. Date: 8 June 2008, 14:16. Source: Australasian swamphen.. Author: Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand. Camera location43° 27′ 36.18″ S, 172° 36′ 57.86″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-43.460050; 172.616071.