Australasian Swamphen - Porphyrio melanotus - Australische Purperkoet
Formerly considered as subspecies of Purple Swamphen - Porphyrio porphyrio - Purperkoet.
Indonesia to Australia and New Zealand.

The following 5 subspecies are being recognized:
Porphyrio melanotus melanopterus - North- and Southeast-Sulawesi, Moluccas, Lesser Sundas and New Guinea region;
Porphyrio melanotus pelewensis - Palau Island;
Porphyrio melanotus melanotus - North- and East-Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Lord Howe and Norfolk;
Porphyrio melanotus bellus - Southwest-Australia;
Porphyrio melanotus samoensis - Admiralty Islands to New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Fiji and Samoa.

Of this species there are no Zoo Photo's available.