Pukeko / Australasian swamphen / Porphyrio melanotus bird. Lake Matheson, Westland Tai Poutini NP, NEW ZEALAND.

Called the pukeko in New Zealand, this Australasian swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus) was photographed at Lake Matheson near Fox Glacier, in Westland Tai Poutini National Park, West Coast of South Island, NEW ZEALAND. This bird is found in eastern Indonesia (the Moluccas, Aru and Kai Islands), Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.

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Called the pukeko in New Zealand, this Australasian swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus) was photographed at Lake Matheson near Fox Glacier, in Westland Tai Poutini National Park, West Coast of South Island, NEW ZEALAND. This bird is found in eastern Indonesia (the Moluccas, Aru and Kai Islands), Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.