Australian Darter

The Australasian Darter or Australian Darter is a species of bird in the darter family, Anhingidae . It is found in Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea.

The Australian Darter is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Darter or Australian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae) found in Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea.. another give-away from the photo above: all of the Anhingidae lack external nostrils Posted by: David | November 22, 2009 10:04 AM 4 Hello David, Yes I tried to update my comment here as well but it did not appear. Oriental Darter doesn't get to the Australasian region so this is the only one here. More

This Australian Darter lives at the Australia Zoo. Isn’t he beautiful? Got birds? Related Posts with Thumbnails Tagged as: Anhinga novaehollandiae, Australia Zoo, australian darter { 11 comments } 1 Ladynred November 27, 2009 at 4:37 pm Yes it’s beautiful. It’s my first time to see this kind of bird. More

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For the purposes of our bird news services, Australian Darter is classed as Ungraded: species which are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland hide section Most recent photos of Australian Darter (2) Jabiru Park, nr. Noosa, Queensland, Australia Jabiru Park, nr. Noosa, Queensland, Australia15/11/2009 Jabiru Park, nr. More

stock photo : Australian Darter enyoing he morning sun in Yellow Waters Kakadu National Park. australian darter enyoing he... stock photo : cormorant cormorant stock photo : drying out drying out stock photo : Darter Found most places in Australia except arid inland regions, the Darter lives around saltwater and freshwater lakes, creeks and estuaries. darter found most places in... stock photo : Darter Found most places in Australia except arid inland regions, the Darter lives around saltwater and freshwater lakes, creeks and estuaries. More

Australian Darter, African Darter and Anhinga. There were extinct species which were found in Australia and Mauritius but they are only known from their fossils. The Darters are close relatives to pelicans. More

Australian Darter on the , EnlargeAustralian Darter on the Murray River, South Australia Darters are cormorant-like water birds with very long necks and long, straight beaks. They often swim with only the neck above water, and are fish-eaters. There are either two or four closely-related species in the darter family, Anhingidae. More

Picture of Anhinga novaehollandiae above has been licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution.
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Order : Pelecaniformes
Family : Anhingidae
Genus : Anhinga
Species : novaehollandiae
Authority : (Gould, 1847)