Anhinga rufa [rufa or chantrei] (African Darter [rufa])

African Darter [rufa]

Anhinga rufa [rufa or chantrei] (= Anhinga rufa rufa) (Daudin, FM 1802)

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Classification

Order:
  Pelecaniformes
Family:
  Anhingidae
Genus:
   Anhinga
Scientific:
  Anhinga rufa rufa

Original description

Citation:
(Daudin, FM 1802)

Reference:
Hist. Nat. [Buffon ed. Didot] 14 p.319

Protonym:
Plotus rufus

Type locality:
Senegal.

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
EC9485D6776A2C55

Avibase ID:
avibase-EC9485D6

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/EC9485D6

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174760

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)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
African Darter [rufa]
French:
Anhinga d'Afrique [rufa ou chantrei]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): African Darter [rufa] ( Anhinga rufa [rufa or chantrei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): African Darter [rufa] ( Anhinga rufa [rufa or chantrei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): African Darter [rufa] ( Anhinga rufa [rufa or chantrei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): African Darter (nominate) ( Anhinga rufa rufa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): African Darter (nominate) ( Anhinga rufa [rufa or chantrei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): African Darter (nominate) ( Anhinga rufa [rufa or chantrei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): African Darter (nominate) ( Anhinga rufa [rufa or chantrei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): African Darter (nominate) ( Anhinga rufa [rufa or chantrei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): African Darter [nominate] ( Anhinga rufa [rufa or chantrei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): African Darter [nominate] ( Anhinga rufa [rufa or chantrei])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): African Darter [nominate] ( Anhinga rufa [rufa or chantrei])
Clements 5th edition (as published): Anhinga melanogaster rufa [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Anhinga melanogaster rufa [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Anhinga melanogaster rufa [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Anhinga melanogaster rufa [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Anhinga melanogaster rufa [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Anhinga melanogaster rufa [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Anhinga melanogaster rufa [version 1]
Clements 6th edition: Anhinga melanogaster rufa [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Anhinga melanogaster rufa [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Anhinga melanogaster rufa [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Anhinga melanogaster rufa [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
Clements, version 2015: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Anhinga melanogaster rufa [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Anhinga melanogaster rufa [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Anhinga melanogaster rufa [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Anhinga melanogaster rufa [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Anhinga melanogaster rufa [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Anhinga melanogaster rufa [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Anhinga melanogaster rufa [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Anhinga melanogaster rufa [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Anhinga melanogaster rufa [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Anhinga melanogaster rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Anhinga melanogaster rufa [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Anhinga rufa [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Anhinga rufa

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