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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/page/56772636#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 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: India to southeastern Asia, Malay Archipelago, and 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. 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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