Avibase: Anhinga rufa rufa (African Darter (rufa))

African Darter (rufa)

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] Quadr. 14 p.319

Protonym:
Plotus rufus

Type locality:
Senegal.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/132091#page/371/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
55C7EF664F59E450

Avibase ID:
avibase-55C7EF66

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/55C7EF66

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174760

Geographic range:

Anhinga rufa rufa: sub-Saharan Africa

Source: Clements checklist

English:
African Darter (rufa)
French:
Anhinga d'Afrique (rufa)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): African Darter (rufa) ( Anhinga rufa rufa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): African Darter (rufa) ( Anhinga rufa rufa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): African Darter (rufa) ( Anhinga rufa rufa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): African Darter (rufa) ( Anhinga rufa rufa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): African Darter (nominate) ( Anhinga rufa rufa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): African Darter (nominate) ( Anhinga rufa rufa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): African Darter (nominate) ( Anhinga rufa rufa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): African Darter (nominate) ( Anhinga rufa rufa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): African Darter (nominate) ( Anhinga rufa rufa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): African Darter (nominate) ( Anhinga rufa rufa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): African Darter (nominate) ( Anhinga rufa rufa)
Avilist 2025: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Anhinga rufa rufa
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Anhinga rufa rufa [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: nominal subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Anhinga rufa [rufa or chantrei]

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