Species profile—Anhinga novaehollandiae (Australasian darter)

Classification

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

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Species details

Kingdom

Animalia (animals)

Class

Aves (birds)

Family

Anhingidae (darter)

Scientific name

Anhinga novaehollandiae Pennant, 1769

Common name

Australasian darter

WildNet taxon ID

1279

Synonym(s)

Anhinga melanogaster

Alternate name(s)

darter
needle-beak shag
diver

Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status

Least concern

Conservation significant

No

Wetland status

Wetland Indicator Species

Endemicity

Native

Pest status

Nil

Species environment

All 3

Other resources

• Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
• Atlas of Living Australia

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1279.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.