Oriental Darter

Anhinga melanogaster

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderSuliformes
FamilyAnhingidae (Darters)
GenusAnhinga (Darters)
SpeciesAnhinga melanogaster (Oriental Darter)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Royal Manas National Park

2 Verified records at Royal Manas National Park

🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster) is a water bird of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia. It has a long and slender neck with a straight, pointed bill and, like the cormorant, it hunts for fish while its body is submerged in water. It spears a fish underwater, bringing it above the surface, tossing and juggling it before swallowing the fish head first. The body remains submerged as it swims, and the slender neck alone is visible above the water, which accounts for the colloquial name of snakebird. Like the cormorants, it has wettable feathers and it is often found perched on a rock or branch with its wings held open to dry. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Royal Manas National Park

LC Endemic

Phalacrocorax carbo

10–20% · With luck

Microcarbo niger

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Oriental Darter at Royal Manas National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular

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	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	70–80%
2	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	60–70%
3	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	60–70%
4	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	60–70%
5	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	50–60%
6	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	30–40%
7	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	30–40%
8	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	30–40%
9	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	20–30%
10	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	20–30%
11	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	20–30%
12	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	10–20%
13	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
14	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	5–10%
15	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	5–10%
16	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	<5%
17	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
18	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
19	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
20	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
21	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
22	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
23	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	<5%
24	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
25	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
26	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
27	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
28	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	Insufficient data
29	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data

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