#1463 · 🐦 birds
Australasian Darter
🇳🇱 Australische Slangenhalsvogel ·Anhinga novaehollandiae
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- 8. © Terra Occ · CC BY 4.0
what is it?
The Australasian darter or Australian darter ( Anhinga novaehollandiae ) is a species of bird in the darter family, Anhingidae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. 6 kg and spans 86–94 cm (34–37 in) in length.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
- 17,673 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named by John Gould in 1847 (179 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Australasian Darter
- Nederlands
- Australische Slangenhalsvogel
- scientific name
- Anhinga novaehollandiae
- class
- Aves
- order
- Suliformes
- family
- Anhingidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 0
- sightings worldwide
- 17,673
- GBIF records in NL
- 0
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1847 by John Gould
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Anhingidae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 5061, Wikidata Q781956, GBIF 2482085, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.