South-west Pacific Swamphen

South-west Pacific Swamphen

Porphyrio melanotus

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Lamington National Park

Closest Relatives at Lamington National Park

Dusky Moorhen
LC

Dusky Moorhen

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinula tenebrosa

<5% · Rare
Buff-banded Rail

Buff-banded Rail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallirallus philippensis

<5% · Rare
Eurasian Coot
LC

Eurasian Coot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fulica atra

<5% · Rare
Lewin's Rail
LC

Lewin's Rail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lewinia pectoralis

Insufficient data
Sooty Rail

Sooty Rail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porzana tabuensis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
50–60%
2 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
3 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
4 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
5 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
6 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
7 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
8 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
0–10%
9 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
10 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
11 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
12 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
13 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
14 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
15 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
16 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
17 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
18 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
19 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a South-west Pacific Swamphen in Lamington National Park?

About 0% of visitor-days record a South-west Pacific Swamphen sighting in Lamington National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see South-west Pacific Swamphen in Lamington National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for South-west Pacific Swamphen in Lamington National Park in our monthly data.

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