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Australasian swamphen

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…

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Australasian swamphen

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related to Subspecies · 23
Australasian swamphen → Admiralty Islands, Australia, Caroline Islands, Chatham Islands, Fiji, Kermadec, Lesser Sundas, Lord Howe, Micronesia, Moluccas, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Norfolk Islands, North, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, South, Stewart
related to Taxonomy and phylogeny · 15
Australasian swamphen → Australasian, Eocene, Gruidae, Gruiformes, Gruoidea, Passeriformes, Porphyrio, Rallidae, Ralloidea, Recent, The, The Australasian, The Rallidae, This, Within
related to Feeding and foraging · 12
Australasian swamphen → Australasian, Australia, Eurasian, European, However, In, New Zealand, Notably, Primarily, Swamphens, Their, This
related to Distribution · 11
Australasian swamphen → Aru, Australia, Chatham, Indonesia, It, Kai Islands, Kermadec Islands, Moluccas, New Zealand's, Papua New Guinea, The Australasian
related to Territoriality and dominance · 11
Australasian swamphen → All, Australasian, Circus, Dominance, However, In, Interestingly, Notably, Outside, The, When
related to New Zealand · 10
Australasian swamphen → Although, As European, Australasian, Earth, In Māori, It, Māori, The, To, Tāwhaki
related to Habitat · 9
Australasian swamphen → Additionally, Australia, In New Zealand, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, The Australasian, Their, This, Typically
related to Description · 7
Australasian swamphen → Australasian, Australian, Tasmania, The New Zealand, Their, They, Variations
related to Dispersal · 7
Australasian swamphen → Although, Australasian, In, Kermadec, L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand, This
related to Roadside behaviour · 3
Australasian swamphen → Additionally, Australasian, Studies

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swamphen new zealand australasian birds swamphens behaviour species also males within dominance females often groups māori porphyrio group including breeding

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cranesinstance ofwhich includes species with similar characteristics0.80text
other rail speciesinstance ofwhich includes species with similar characteristics0.80text
grass stemsinstance ofconsisting primarily of plant material0.80text
shootsinstance ofconsisting primarily of plant material0.80text
and leavesinstance ofconsisting primarily of plant material0.80text
but also including animal matter like invertebrates andinstance ofconsisting primarily of plant material0.80text
occasionallyinstance ofconsisting primarily of plant material0.80text
the young of other bird species.Classified as a communal gallinuleinstance ofconsisting primarily of plant material0.80text
the birds often breed in social groups rather than pairsinstance ofconsisting primarily of plant material0.80text
pasturesinstance ofbut they also utilise a variety of habitats0.80text
cropsinstance ofbut they also utilise a variety of habitats0.80text
farm pondsinstance ofbut they also utilise a variety of habitats0.80text

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