Australasian swamphen
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The Australasian swamphen, commonly known as the pūkeko in New Zealand, is a striking and socially complex bird found in Oceania, including eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and Austral
Australasian swamphen Tiritiri Matangi
Swamphen in flight. Pauatahanui Wildlife Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand
Nest with eggs, in Brisbane
Swamphen feeding grass shoots to its chick, Perth, Australia
Gruiformes
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The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means 'crane form'.
Australasian swamphen
…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…
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Rails are one of the most widespread Gruiformes