澳洲紫水鸡

Australasian Swamphen

Porphyrio melanotus

无危鹤形目秧鸡科

分类位置

鹤形目›秧鸡科›Porphyrio澳洲紫水鸡

同属物种

Black-backed Swamphen

形态与习性

The Australasian swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus), commonly known as the pūkeko in New Zealand, is a striking and socially complex bird found in Oceania, including eastern Indonesia (the Moluccas, Aru and Kai Islands), 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

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