Australian Darter
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Australian Darter

Anhinga novaehollandiae

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Ningaloo Marine Park
1 Verified records at Ningaloo Marine Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Australasian darter or Australian darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae) is a species of bird in the darter family, Anhingidae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. It weighs around 2.6 kg and spans 86–94 cm (34–37 in) in length. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Ningaloo Marine Park

Australian Pied Cormorant
LC Endemic

Australian Pied Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax varius

10–20% · With luck
Little Black Cormorant
LC

Little Black Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

5–10% · With luck
Little Pied Cormorant
LC Endemic

Little Pied Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Microcarbo melanoleucos

<5% · Rare
Great Cormorant
LC Endemic

Great Cormorant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalacrocorax carbo

<5% · Rare
Australasian Gannet
LC

Australasian Gannet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Morus serrator

Insufficient data
Brown Booby
LC

Brown Booby

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sula leucogaster

Insufficient data
Lesser Frigatebird
LC Endemic

Lesser Frigatebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fregata ariel

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Australian Darter at Ningaloo Marine Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
2 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
3 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
4 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
5 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
6 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
7 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
8 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
9 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
10 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
11 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
12 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
13 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
14 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
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