Anhingas, Darters
African Darter
Anhinga rufa
The African Darter (Anhinga rufa) is a 1.5 kg wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It stays put all year.
- Family
- Anhingas, Darters
- Order
- Suliformes
- Weight
- 1.5 kg
- Habitat
- Wetland
- Diet
- Vertebrates, fish and carrion
- Migration
- Resident
- Countries recorded
- 26
Recorded in South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Gambia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Senegal, Ethiopia, Rwanda, eSwatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Madagascar, Angola, Benin, Guinea-Bissau, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iran.
Where to see it: Chobe River · boat trip (Botswana) (Botswana); Zambezi river cruise (ZW side) (Zimbabwe); Anôr, Parque Nacional das Ilhas de Orango (Guinea-Bissau); Brazzaville Radisson Blu/Mami Wata (Republic of the Congo); RN Technopole (Senegal).