African Darter

Anhinga rufa - Anhinga d'Afrique

Systematics

Order
:
Suliformes
Family
:
Anhingidés
Genus
:
Anhinga
Species
:
rufa

Descriptor

Daudin, 1802

Biometrics

Size
: 97 cm
Wingspan
: 115 à 128 cm.
Weight
: 1050 à 1350 g

Longevity

16 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

African Darter (Anhinga rufa) is a species of bird in the Anhingidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Anhinga rufa rufa (Africa south of the Sahara)
Anhinga rufa vulsini (Madagascar)
Anhinga rufa chantrei (formerly sc Turkey, se Iraq)

Foreign names

Anhinga d'Afrique,
Anhinga africana,
mergulhão-serpente-africano,
Afrika-Schlangenhalsvogel,
afrikai kígyónyakúmadár,
Afrikaanse Slangenhalsvogel,
Aninga africana,
afrikansk ormhalsfågel,
Afrikaslangehals,
anhinga hrdzavokrká,
anhinga africká,
Afrikansk Slangehalsfugl,
afrikankäärmekaula,
Slanghalsvoël,
anhinga africà,
Rauðskutli,
wężówka afrykańska,
Āfrikas čūskkaklis,
Африканская змеешейка,
アフリカヘビウ,
红蛇鹈,
非洲蛇鵜〔紅蛇鵜〕,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tid

e Level ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha)