Anhinga novaehollandiae

3 Australasian Darter at Parkes, ACT

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Identification history

	Anhinga novaehollandiae	17 Jun 2020	MichaelBedingfield
	Anhinga novaehollandiae	16 Jun 2020	JonSteinbeck

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The first bird seemed distracted as it kept looking down in the water and then behind it. Eventually, I could see what was drawing its attention, another darter. This second bird eventually climbed onto the wharf and then onto the viewing platform, with her approach being enough to drive the first darter into the water. The second darter gave herself a good wringing of the body to get the excess water off before adopting the classic drying wings posture.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.126507 -35.291443
Altitude 566.9m
Maps Lake Burley Griffin West City Renewal Authority Area
Places Parkes, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
12 Jun 2020 03:05 PM Recorded on
JonSteinbeck Recorded by
Collections
BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr 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
421 images trained Machine learning
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Synonyms
Anhinga melanogaster

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania