Anhingas, Darters

Australasian Darter

Anhinga novaehollandiae

The Australasian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae) 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

4

Recorded in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Timor-Leste.

Where to see it: Sandy Camp Road Wetlands (Australia); Jerrabomberra Wetlands Nature Reserve (Australia); Oxley Creek Common (Australia); Pacific Adventist University (Papua New Guinea); Lagoa Maubara (Timor-Leste).

Photo: Greg Schechter from San Francisco, USA, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons