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Australasian Darter
Anhinga novaehollandiae · Family Anhingidae
Anhinga novaehollandiae
Family Anhingidae
- Order
- Suliformes
- Family
- Anhingidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 391,612
- Countries and territories with records
- 8
About this species
This species has 391,612 occurrence records from 8 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Australia accounts for 99.8% of the records; no other country or territory reaches 1%. In Australia, this species accounts for 0.36% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Anhinga novaehollandiae combines the genus name Anhinga with the species epithet novaehollandiae. The Warbla app catalog lists 4 species of the genus Anhinga; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Anhinga anhinga, Anhinga melanogaster and Anhinga rufa.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 4 species of the family Anhingidae. This species ranks 2nd among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Anhinga anhinga. Its record count is 65.5% of the family average (597,440). The family Anhingidae belongs to the order Suliformes, which has 48 species in the Warbla app catalog.