Anhinga vs Oriental Darter

Anhinga anhinga verglichen mit Anhinga melanogaster

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Anhinga Oriental Darter
Wissenschaftlicher Name Anhinga anhinga Anhinga melanogaster
Ordnung Suliformes Suliformes
Familie Anhingidae Anhingidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 67,9 cm (26.7 in) 68,4 cm (26.9 in)
Gewicht 1085,0 g (38.27 oz) 1436,5 g (50.67 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-5 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Anhinga only

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Oriental Darter only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Anhinga

Least Concern

Oriental Darter

About These Birds

Anhinga

75–95 cm. Black with silver-white streaking on wings; males develop chestnut neck with white stripe in breeding. Found throughout fresh and brackish water of the Americas. Swims with body submerged; spears fish with kinked neck. Spreads wings to dry; colonial rooster.

Oriental Darter

85–97 cm. Dark brown and black with white streaking; long neck and sharp bill. Resident across South and Southeast Asia to East Africa in freshwater and estuarine habitats. Near Threatened; declining due to wetland loss and hunting. Spears fish underwater; colonial breeder.

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