Oriental Darter
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| Anhinga melanogaster (Pennant, 1769) |
The Oriental Darter or Indian Darter (Anhinga melanogaster ), sometimes called Snakebird, is a water bird of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is a cormorant-like species that has a very long neck. It often swims with only the neck above water. It is a fish-eater.
The Oriental Darter differs in appearance from American darters most recognisably by its white lateral neck stripe. It builds a stick nest in a tree and lays 3-6 eggs.
The Oriental Darter is a member of the darter family, Anhingidae, and is closely related to American (Anhinga anhinga), African (Anhinga rufa), and Australian (Anhinga novaehollandiae) Darters.
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- ^ BirdLife International (2006). Anhinga melanogaster. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is near threatened
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Categories: Near Threatened species | Anhingidae | Birds of Asia | Birds of India | Birds of Sri Lanka | Birds of Nepal | Birds of Pakistan | Birds of Southeast Asia | Birds of Bangladesh | Birds of Burma | Birds of Vietnam | Birds of Laos | Birds of Cambodia | Birds of Thailand | Birds of Malaysia | Birds of Brunei | Birds of Indonesia | Birds of the Philippines | Birds of South Australia
