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The African Darter (Anhinga rufa ), sometimes called the Snakebird, is a water bird of tropical sub-Saharan Africa.
This species builds a stick nest in a tree and lays 3-6 eggs. It often nests with herons, egrets and cormorants.
It is an 80 cm long cormorant-like fish-eating species with a very long neck which occurs in both saline and fresh water, especially near mangroves. It often swims with only the neck above water.
The male is mainly glossy black with white streaking, but females and immature birds are browner. The African Darter differs in appearance from the American Darter most recognisably by its thin white lateral neck stripe against a rufous background colour. The pointed bill should prevent confusion with cormorants.
The African Darter is a member of the darter family, Anhingidae, and is closely related to American (Anhinga anhinga), Oriental (Anhinga melanogaster), and Australian (Anhinga novaehollandiae) Darters.
There are an isolated tiny population of the African Darter at the Lower Mesopotamian wetlands in Iraq. The bird used to breed there in breeding colonies with Pygmy Cormorant and Sacred Ibis and other Waterfowl.
Wild Animal Park Escondido Ca.
Members of the Disaster Action Response Team (DART), all retired firefighters from the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) take a much needed break after most evacuees to the LSU Ag Center Shelter have returned to their home areas following Hurricane Gustav. The DART team members volunteer with support from the Red Cross of Greater New York Chapter to aid victims of various disasters across the U.S.
Catalog #: 00058633
Manufacturer: Convair
Designation: Sea Dart
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Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) at Bundala National Park, near Hambantota, Sri Lanka. Female with less prominent white stripe down neck.
References:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anhinga_melanogaster
Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) sunning itself on a rock at Rajbagh Lake inside the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve.
Zone 3 | RTR | Dec 2018
Photo © 2018 Vivek Manvi
We posted a pic of a Darter a few weeks ago, so I'll add some of the text from that photo.
Darter "Anhinga melanogaster."
Also known as.....Diver, Needle-beak Shag or Snake bird.
The Darter is a fishing bird related to cormorants with a stiletto like bill and snake like neck. They swim underwater and often impale small fish etc with a sudden thrust forward of their neck and open bill.
On the surface, Darters swim with their body submerged and only their neck and head visible, hence the name "snake-bird."
A couple of days ago I went for a walk down near the lagoon and mudflats near were we live. Whilst watching some water birds at a distance this Darter came walking out of the water dragging this still struggling fish!
Unfortunately I wasn't able to get very close due to the mud and surrounding vegetation. Hence these shots are at the max 200mm and cropped.
Therefore not the best quality......but it was more the effort of this bird and the size of her dinner that we wanted to share with you. :-)
Male common darter on my hand. After a quick bit of training , I managed to get it to either walk onto or land on my hand :)
Darter / Australian darter
Anhinga melanogaster
ssp Anhinga melanogaster novaehollandiae
Mary River, Northern Territory, Australia
8 August 2010
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A rather well fed male Darter....soaking up the morning sun.
Some links to previous images of a "Darter." :-)
www.flickr.com/photos/34101882@N06/3583119145/in/photostream
www.flickr.com/photos/34101882@N06/3658936284/in/photostream
www.flickr.com/photos/34101882@N06/3658962146/in/photostream
Anhinga melanogaster
An in-flight shot of this supreme fisher. Also called the Snake Bird in India, ours can spear fish underwater as it swims.