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Species profile—Anhinga novaehollandiae (Anhingidae)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Anhingidae (darters) → Anhinga novaehollandiae (Australasian darter)

Photos

  • Photo of Anhinga novaehollandiae (Australasian darter) - Queensland Government,1978
  • Photo of Anhinga novaehollandiae (Australasian darter) - Adams, D.,Douglas J. Adams,2012
  • Photo of Anhinga novaehollandiae (Australasian darter) - Adams, D.,Douglas J. Adams,2011

Sighting data

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Anhingidae (darters)
Species
Anhinga novaehollandiae (Australasian darter)
Alternate name
darter
needle-beak shag
diver
Taxonomy Author
Pennant, 1769
Nature Conservation Act (NCA) status
Least concern
Back on Track (BoT) status
Low
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Other resources
Atlas of Living Australia

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 October 2014
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