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Australasian Darter

A species of Darters and Anhinga
Scientific name : Anhinga novaehollandiae Genus : Darters and Anhinga

Australasian Darter, A species of Darters and Anhinga
Botanical name: Anhinga novaehollandiae
Genus: Darters and Anhinga
Australasian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae) Photo By Lip Kee , used under CC-BY-SA-2.0 /Cropped and compressed from original

Description

The Australasian darter is a slim bird measuring 86–94 cm (34–37 in) long with a snakelike slender neck. The male has black plumage with a white streak down the side of its head and neck, while the female has white underparts.
Size
97 cm
Colors
Black
Gray
White
Life Expectancy
15 years
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Australasian Darter dives for a varied diet, mainly fish like Australian smelt and bony bream. It uniquely submerges with wetted feathers for buoyancy control. Also consumes invertebrates and insects, indicating diverse aquatic foraging.
Habitat
Australasian Darter thrives in shallow freshwater or brackish wetlands and is also found in inland saline environments. Predominantly occupying lowland wetland regions, australasian Darter prefers habitats with still or slow-moving waters, including lakes, rivers, swamps, and reservoirs. Key habitat features include fallen trees, logs, and dense vegetative banks essential for roosting and nesting. Australasian Darter also occupies estuaries, coastal mangroves, and lagoons less frequently, and requires areas rich in emergent trees or dense vegetation.
Dite type
Piscivorous

General Info

Feeding Habits

Bird food type

Distribution Area

Typical habitat is freshwater or brackish wetlands more than 0.5 m deep with fallen trees or logs and vegetated banks; less commonly, darters are found in inland saltwater environments. The Australasian darter is found in the lowlands of New Guinea, New Britain, the Moluccas and the Lesser Sunda Islands. It is found across Australia, though not in the Great Sandy or Great Victoria Deserts or Nullarbor Plain,.. It is an uncommon vagrant to Tasmania.

Species Status

Not globally threatened.
Australasian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae) Australasian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae) Photo By Lip Kee , used under CC-BY-SA-2.0 /Cropped and compressed from original
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