AUSTRALIAN SWAMP HEN, PURPLE SWAMPHEN, and Brasenia schreberi

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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 pukeko (from the Māori pūkeko). The species used to be considered a subspecies of the purple swamphen.

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Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Central Queensland Australia
Photo credit: © Barbara Jean / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: australian, brasenia, floating, hen, lilies, pond, purple, schreberi, swam, swamp, vegetation, walking, water