Taxon

Porphyrio melanotus samoensis

Scientific name: Porphyrio melanotus samoensis Peale, 1849
Common name: Australasian Swamphen
Family: Rallidae (Rails, Crakes and Coots)
Order: Gruiformes
Synonym: Porphyrio porphyrio samoensis
Distribution: Australasia, Pacific Ocean; Admiralty Is. to New Caledonia, Solomon Is., Fiji and Samoa
IUCN Red list: Least Concern

Accessions

Acc. no. Type Prep. Country Ocean Date Sex Age
1: NHMO-BI-59056 Preserved specimen Study skin Samoa Unknown Unknown Has image