Anhinga novaehollandiae
1 Australasian Darter at Acton, ACT
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| Anhinga novaehollandiae | ArcherCallaway | 8 Nov 2016 | |
| Anhinga novaehollandiae | mel | 8 Nov 2016 |
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User's notes
Located on eastern shore of Black Mtn peninsula
4 comments
9 Nov 2016
Great record to have. Last year's COG boat trip up the molonglo river north of Jerra Wetland where they had apparently been nesting mainly previously recorded just 1 old Darter nest and no cormorant nests.
9 Nov 2016
CNM doesn't have the capability of taking video or audio at this stage. While it isn't necessary, if you wanted to, perhaps you could upload it to youtube or some other online hosting service and add a link in the comments. How many young did you see?
9 Nov 2016
Four young plus two adults. The second adult flew away as soon as my kayak came near, though.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.102000-35.288120
- Altitude 559.5m
- Maps Lake Burley Griffin West
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 6 Abundance
- 8 Nov 2016 12:44 PM Recorded on
- mel Recorded by
- Yes Nesting site
Collections
- mel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anhinga novaehollandiae Colonial nesters (Herons, Cormorants, etc) Water birds Birds
Species information
- Anhinga novaehollandiae Scientific name
- Australasian Darter Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 704.2m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Anhinga melanogaster
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
JFMAMJJASOND
Record quality
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