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Oriental, African or Australian Darter
Anhinga [melanogaster, rufa or novaehollandiae] (= Anhinga melanogaster) Pennant, T 1769
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Pelecaniformes
Family:
Anhingidae
Genus:
Anhinga
Scientific:
Anhinga melanogaster
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:
C9D17F74A4C385CF
Avibase ID:
avibase-C9D17F74
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C9D17F74
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174758
Geographic range:
- Anhinga rufa: widespread sub-Saharan Africa along slow-moving rivers, freshwater and alkaline lakes, swamps, and mangroves, from Senegambia eastward to Sudan, Ethiopia, and Somalia, and southward to South Africa, Madagascar, and wetlands of lower Tigris–Euphrates in Iraq and Iran; extirpated in Türkiye
- Anhinga rufa rufa: sub-Saharan Africa
- Anhinga rufa chantrei: wetlands of lower Tigris-Euphrates (Iraq and Iran); formerly also Türkiye (where extirpated by early 1960s)
- Anhinga rufa vulsini: Madagascar
- Anhinga melanogaster: Indus Valley (central Pakistan) southward to Sri Lanka and eastward Greater Sundas, Sulawesi, and Philippines (now only southern Philippines)
- Anhinga novaehollandiae: Timor (eastern Lesser Sundas), New Guinea, and Australia (except south-central and Tasmania); non-breeders range to Moluccas
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Source: Clements checklist
Oriental, African or Australian Darter
French:
Anhinga roux, A. d'Afrique ou A. d'Australie
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Oriental, African or Australian Darter ( Anhinga [melanogaster, rufa or novaehollandiae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Oriental, African or Australian Darter ( Anhinga [melanogaster, rufa or novaehollandiae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Oriental, African or Australian Darter ( Anhinga [melanogaster, rufa or novaehollandiae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Oriental, African or Australian Darter ( Anhinga [melanogaster, rufa or novaehollandiae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Oriental, African or Australian Darter ( Anhinga [melanogaster, rufa or novaehollandiae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Oriental, African or Australian Darter ( Anhinga [melanogaster, rufa or novaehollandiae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Oriental, African or Australian Darter ( Anhinga [melanogaster, rufa or novaehollandiae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Oriental, African or Australian Darter ( Anhinga [melanogaster, rufa or novaehollandiae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Oriental, African or Australian Darter ( Anhinga [melanogaster, rufa or novaehollandiae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Oriental, African or Australian Darter ( Anhinga [melanogaster, rufa or novaehollandiae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Oriental, African or Australian Darter ( Anhinga [melanogaster, rufa or novaehollandiae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Oriental, African or Australian Darter ( Anhinga [melanogaster, rufa or novaehollandiae]) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Anhinga roux ( Anhinga melanogaster) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Oriental Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) [version 1] |
| Oriental Bird Club: Darter ( Anhinga melanogaster) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Anhinga melanogaster [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Anhinga melanogaster [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Anhinga melanogaster [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
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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: Indischer Schlangenhalsvogel, Schlangenhalsvogel
English: Asian darter, Darter, Darter sp., Indian Darter, Oriental Darter, Oriental, African or Australian Darter
Esperanto: Hinda anhingo
Spanish: Anhinga Común, Aninga Común
Estonian: aafrika madukael
Finnish: Afrikankäärmekaula, käärmekaula
French: Anhinga roux, Anhinga roux, A. d'Afrique ou A. d'Australie
Hebrew: נחשון
Hungarian: feketehasú kígyónyakúmadár
Indonesian: Burung Pecuk Ular, Burung Pecuk-ular Asia, Pecuk ular, Pecukular Asia, Pecuk-ular asia
Icelandic: Rauðskutli
Italian: Aninga africana
Japanese (romaji): afurikahebiu, ajia hebi-u
Japanese: アジアヘビウ, アフリカヘビウ
Japanese (Kanji): アジア蛇鵜
Scientific: Anhinga [melanogaster, rufa or novaehollandiae], Anhinga melanogaster, Anhinga melanogaster melanogaster
Lithuanian: Indijos žalčiakaklis
Malagasy: Manarana, Manaranomby, Ragniboay, Vadimboay, Vorona lava ambozona
Malay: Burung Kosa, Burung Pependang Timur, Kosa
Nepali: सुइरोठू“डे
Dutch: Afrikaanse Slangenhalsvogel, Indische Slangenhalsvogel
Norwegian: Darter, Orientslangehals, Skjeggslangehals
Polish: wezówka indyjska, wężówka indyjska
Pinyin: hēi-fù shé-tí
Portuguese: Mergulhão-serpente
Russian: Змеешейка, Змеешейка индийская, Индийская змеешейка, чернобрюхая змеешейка
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Peradigu Ahikava
Slovak: Anhinga tmavobruchá
Slovenian: afriški kačjevratnik
Swedish: Afrikansk ormhalsfågel, 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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