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Bird name: Australian Darter
Latin: Anhinga novaehollandiae
Other:
Family: Anhingidae • Anhingas
Range: Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea

A pair of Australian Darters with chick at nest in Perth. Above, the male is to the left with black neck and chestnut patch (breeding plumage), and the female to the right with white neck.More photos...

033 Anhingidae - Anhingas, Darters - IOC 2.5 - 2010

Anhinga melanogaster - Oriental Darter - Pakistan to SE Asia through Greater Sundas, Sulawesi and Philippines. Asia - Was Darter
Anhinga rufa - African Darter - Subsaharan Africa, Madagascar, Iraq - Split from A. melanogaster
Anhinga novaehollandiae - Australasian Darter - New Guinea, Australia - Split from
Anhinga anhinga - Anhinga - North America, Latin America

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