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Species profile—Anhinga novaehollandiae (Australasian darter)

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

Photo of Anhinga novaehollandiae (Australasian darter) - Queensland Government,1978
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Anhingidae (darters)
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

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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.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022
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