Oriental Darter
Anhinga melanogasterPennant, T, 1769
English (US) Oriental Darter
The Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Anhingidae (Anhinga and Darters) in the order Suliformes.
Range: Indus Valley (central Pakistan) southward to Sri Lanka and eastward Greater Sundas, Sulawesi, and Philippines (now only southern Philippines)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Anhinga melanogaster
- Order
- Suliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Oriental Darter
- Described by
- Pennant, T, 1769
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Pennant, T, 1769
- Type locality
- Ceylon and Java.
- Original description
- Indian Zoology p.13 pl.12
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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