Anhinga and Darters

Anhingidae

The family Anhingidae (Anhinga and Darters) belongs to the order Suliformes and comprises 4 species in the AviList v2025 checklist, of which 0 globally threatened (IUCN categories VU, EN and CR).

Order: Suliformes
Species: 4
Threatened species: 0

All species of the family Anhingidae

In AviList checklist order. Click a species to find guides and destinations.

Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga
Australasian Darter
Anhinga novaehollandiae
Oriental Darter
Anhinga melanogaster
African Darter
Anhinga rufa

Other families of the order Suliformes

Frigatebirds
Fregatidae
5 species
Boobies and Gannets
Sulidae
11 species
Cormorants and Shags
Phalacrocoracidae
34 species

Taxonomy, sequence and conservation status: AviList Core Team (2025), AviList: The Global Avian Checklist v2025, CC BY 4.0. Vernacular names: IOC World Bird List.