Tasmanian Native-hen

Tribonyx mortierii

Hotel Lufra, Eaglehawk Neck, Tas Peninsula, Tas IMG_8578 20200208 - in the rain

Notes: Large, flightless, olive-brown above, blue-grey below. Erect black tail.
White patch on flanks. Yellow-green bill. Red iris. Legs grey. Swims readily.
In tussock grassland, short grass; usually close to wetland. Common, sedentary.

Range from Morcombe^©

Cambridge, SE Tas IMG_3677 20210602 Fortescu Bay, E Tas IMG_0801 20160220 Snug Caravan Park, SE Tas IMG_6936 20210607 Hotel Lufra, Eaglehawk Neck, Tas Peninsula, Tas IMG_8522 20200208 - juvenile in front in the rain Hotel Lufra, Eaglehawk Neck, Tas Peninsula, Tas IMG_8560 20200208 - juvenile in the rain National Park, SE Tas IMG_6709 20080227 - adult & chick Hotel Lufra, Eaglehawk Neck, Tas Peninsula, Tas IMG_8544 20200208 Hotel Lufra, Eaglehawk Neck, Tas Peninsula, Tas IMG_8568 20200208

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