Anhinga novaehollandiae

Australasian Darter at Bega, NSW

Anhinga novaehollandiae at Bega, NSW - 2 Mar 2020
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Identification history

Anhinga novaehollandiae 2 Mar 2020 MatthewHiggins

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Female adult and chick seen (chick visible in photo at base of adult’s breast). Chick was calling. As I have seen three young at a nearby nest recently there are likely to be more chicks in this nest. There were adult males and females on nests nearby.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 2 Mar 2020 09:57 AM Recorded on
  • MatthewHiggins Recorded by

Additional information

  • True Nesting site

Species information

  • Anhinga novaehollandiae Scientific name
  • Australasian Darter Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 704.2m Recorded at altitude
  • 352 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Anhinga melanogaster

Record quality

  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Confirmed by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
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