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'''Alternative name: Snakebird''' | '''Alternative name: Snakebird''' | ||
| − | [[Image:oriental_darter_alok.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Breeding Plumage in a Courting Pair<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}} <br />[[Bharatpur Keoladeo National Park|Keoladeo National Park]], [[India]], July-2016]] | + | [[Image:oriental_darter_alok.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Breeding Plumage in a Courting Pair<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}} <br />[[Bharatpur Keoladeo National Park|Keoladeo National Park]], [[India]], July-2016]] |
;[[:Category:Anhinga|Anhinga]] melanogaster | ;[[:Category:Anhinga|Anhinga]] melanogaster | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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[[African Darter]] and [[Australasian Darter]] | [[African Darter]] and [[Australasian Darter]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Image:DSC 0699.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Tribhuz|Tribhuz}}<br />[[Royal Chitwan National Park|Chitwan National Park]], [[Nepal]], March 2017]] | + | [[Image:DSC 0699.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|Tribhuz|Tribhuz}}<br />[[Royal Chitwan National Park|Chitwan National Park]], [[Nepal]], March 2017]] |
From Iraq east to Pakistan, India and to south-eastern [[Asia]], [[Malaya|Malay Archipelago]] and [[Philippines|Philippine Islands]]. | From Iraq east to Pakistan, India and to south-eastern [[Asia]], [[Malaya|Malay Archipelago]] and [[Philippines|Philippine Islands]]. | ||
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Often swims with only the neck above water. | Often swims with only the neck above water. | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | [[Image:Oriental_Darter.jpg|thumb|350px|right| Photo by {{user|Joe+Pan|Joe Pan}}]] | + | [[Image:Oriental_Darter.jpg|thumb|350px|right| Photo © by {{user|Joe+Pan|Joe Pan}}]] |
They spear their prey underwater (mainly fish but also other aquatic animals e.g. water snakes, frogs, crustaceans etc.) as they swim. | They spear their prey underwater (mainly fish but also other aquatic animals e.g. water snakes, frogs, crustaceans etc.) as they swim. | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
Revision as of 03:01, 29 September 2018
Alternative name: Snakebird
- Anhinga melanogaster
Identification
85–97 cm (33½-38¼ in); A tall cormorant-like species
- Very long neck
- White lateral neck stripe
Male
- Glossy black overall plumage with white streaks
Females and immature birds are browner.
Similar species
African Darter and Australasian Darter
Distribution
From Iraq east to Pakistan, India and to south-eastern Asia, Malay Archipelago and Philippine Islands.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly lumped with African Darter and Australasian Darter.
Habitat
Clean, shallow water in lakes, fresh and alkaline; and big rivers.
Behaviour
Often swims with only the neck above water.
Diet
They spear their prey underwater (mainly fish but also other aquatic animals e.g. water snakes, frogs, crustaceans etc.) as they swim.
Breeding
They construct a stick nest in a tree; the clutch consists of 3-6 eggs. They often nest with herons, egrets and cormorants.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>oriental_darter_call.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Recording by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, India, Dec-2015
An individual sitting on a dry branch, in front, called twice as we were trying to capture perfect sunset.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Oriental Darter. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Oriental_Darter
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