Waterfowl
Pukeko
Porphyrio melanotus
- Group
- Waterfowl
- Size class
- Small (under 10 kg)
- Family
- Rallidae
Range
- Oceania
Habitat
- Wetland
- Farmland
Range
Countries it is found in
15 countries
- American Samoa
- Australia
- Fiji
- Indonesia
- Micronesia
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Norfolk Island
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Vanuatu
- Wallis & Futuna
Range from:Wikipedia country bird lists — read 2026-08-05
Field data
Tracks
A photograph of real sign left by Pukeko. Prints vary with gait, ground and how long they have been there — treat this as one example, not a template.
Track photo:catchwordsCC BY
Cross-reference
Related species
Its closest relatives in the compendium, nearest kinship first.
