Australasian Darter

Anhinga novaehollandiae - Anhinga d'Australie

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Suliformes

  • Family
    :

    Anhingidés

  • Genus
    :

    Anhinga

  • Species
    :

    novaehollandiae

Descriptor

Gould, 1847

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 97 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 116 à 128 cm.
  • Weight
    : 1058 à 1815 g
Longevity

15 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Anhinga d'Australie
♂ adult
Anhinga d'Australie
♀ adult

Australasian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae) is a species of bird in the Anhingidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Anhinga novaehollandiae novaehollandiae (Australia)
  • Anhinga novaehollandiae papua (New Guinea)

Foreign names

  • Anhinga d'Australie,
  • Anhinga australiana,
  • mergulhão-serpente-australasiático,
  • Austral-Schlangenhalsvogel,
  • ausztrál kígyónyakúmadár,
  • Australische Slangenhalsvogel,
  • Aninga australiana,
  • australisk ormhalsfågel,
  • Australslangehals,
  • anhinga austrálska,
  • anhinga australská,
  • Australsk Slangehalsfugl,
  • australiankäärmekaula,
  • anhinga australià,
  • wężówka australijska,
  • Австралийская змеешейка,
  • オーストラリアヘビウ,
  • 澳洲蛇鹈,
  • 澳洲蛇鵜,

Voice song and cries

Anhinga d'Australie
♀ adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Anhinga d'Australie
♂ adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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