Anhinga novaehollandiae
2 Australasian Darter at Yarralumla, ACT
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| Anhinga novaehollandiae | MatthewFrawley | 3 Nov 2020 | |
| Anhinga novaehollandiae | JonSteinbeck | 3 Nov 2020 |
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User's notes
An Australasian Darter, probably a female, was resting on a branch. I probably got a little too close and the bird started to look around, possibly to check on what its options for escape were. I noticed that it had something on its beak, possibly plastic. I am not sure what it was, and I had a closer look at the photograph, but it may have been some ring that the darter had attempted to spear with its beak.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.096047-35.291100
- Altitude 554.6m
- Maps Lake Burley Griffin West
- Places Yarralumla, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 24 Oct 2020 05:48 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
Collections
- BIrdsinCanberra 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
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