Oriental Darter [incl. vulsini]
Anhinga melanogaster [incl. vulsini] (= Anhinga melanogaster) Pennant, T 1769
The Oriental darter is a water bird of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia. It has a long and slender neck with a straight, pointed bill and, like the cormorant, it hunts for fish while its body is submerged in water. It spears a fish underwater, bringing it above the surface, tossing and juggling it before swallowing the fish head first. The body remains submerged as it swims, and the slender neck alone is visible above the water, which accounts for the colloquial name of snakebird. Like the cormorants, it has wettable feathers and it is often found perched on a rock or branch with its wings held open to dry. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Pelecaniformes
Family:
Anhingidae
Genus:
Anhinga
Scientific:
Anhinga melanogaster
Original description
Citation:
Pennant, T 1769
Reference:
Indian Zool.
Protonym:
Anhinga melanogaster
Type locality:
Ceylon and Java.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/257318#page/19/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
8E1A765232C4BCCF
Avibase ID:
avibase-8E1A7652
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8E1A7652
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174758
Oriental Darter [incl. vulsini]
French:
Anhinga roux [incl. vulsini]
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Oriental Darter [incl. vulsini] ( Anhinga melanogaster [incl. vulsini]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Oriental Darter [incl. vulsini] ( Anhinga melanogaster [incl. vulsini]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Oriental Darter [incl. vulsini] ( Anhinga melanogaster [incl. vulsini]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Oriental Darter [incl. vulsini] ( Anhinga melanogaster [incl. vulsini]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Oriental Darter [incl. vulsini] ( Anhinga melanogaster [incl. vulsini]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Oriental Darter [incl. vulsini] ( Anhinga melanogaster [incl. vulsini]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Oriental Darter [incl. vulsini] ( Anhinga melanogaster [incl. vulsini]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Oriental Darter [incl. vulsini] ( Anhinga melanogaster [incl. vulsini]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Oriental Darter [incl. vulsini] ( Anhinga melanogaster [incl. vulsini]) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Anhinga melanogaster [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Anhinga [melanogaster, rufa or novaehollandiae]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Slanghalsvoël
Bengali: গয়ার
Catalan: Anhinga asiàtic
Cebuano: sili-sili
Czech: anhinga rezavá
Danish: Indisk Slangehalsfugl
German: Orient-Schlangenhalsvogel
English: Asian darter, Darter, Indian darter, Oriental Darter, Oriental Darter [incl. vulsini]
Esperanto: Hinda anhingo
Spanish: Anhinga Asiática
Estonian: aafrika madukael
Finnish: käärmekaula
French: Anhinga roux, Anhinga roux [incl. vulsini]
Hebrew: נחשון
Hungarian: feketehasú kígyónyakúmadár
Indonesian: Burung Pecuk Ular, Burung Pecuk-ular Asia
Icelandic: Rauðskutli
Italian: Aninga africana
Japanese (romaji): ajia hebi-u
Japanese: アジアヘビウ
Japanese (Kanji): アジア蛇鵜
Scientific: Anhinga melanogaster, Anhinga melanogaster [incl. vulsini], Anhinga melanogaster melanogaster
Lithuanian: Indinis žalčiagalvis
Malagasy: Vadimboay
Malay: Burung Kosa, Burung Pependang Timur
Nepali: सुइरोठू“डे
Dutch: Afrikaanse Slangenhalsvogel
Norwegian: Skjeggslangehals
Polish: wezówka indyjska
Pinyin: hēi-fù shé-tí
Portuguese: Mergulhão-serpente
Russian: Змеешейка
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Peradigu Ahikava
Slovak: anhinga tmavobruchá
Slovenian: afriški kačjevratnik
Swedish: Indisk ormhalsfågel
Swahili: Mbizi
Tamil: Pambu Thara
Thai: นกงั่ว, นกร้า, นกสร้อยอีร้า, นกอ้ายงั่ว, นกอีร้า
Thai (Transliteration): nók âay-ŋûa, nók ii-ráa, nók ŋûa, nók ráa, nók sôaay ii-ráa
Turkish: Yılanboyun
Ukrainian: Змієшийка чорночерева
Vietnamese: Chim Cổ rắn, Chim Điêng điểng
Chinese: 黑腹蛇鹈
Chinese (Traditional): 黑腹蛇鵜
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