African Darter bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsRufous Darter, Darter (African), Darter, Snake-bird, Australian Anhinga, Snakebird, Old Word Darter
Old latin name for birdPlotus chantrei, Plotus levaillantii, Plotus congensis, Plotus capensis, Anhinga vulsini, Plotus novae-hollandiae, Plotus rufus
OrderGannets and relatives / Suliformes
FamilyAnhingas, Darters / Anhingidae
GenusAnhinga
Breeding regionAfrica, Eurasia
Breeding subregionse Iraq, Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar

African Darter bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Candice Swarts
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Adult, sex uncertain, song, © Nature sounds by Simply Birding
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Begging call, © Bram Piot
    Senegal
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    Mechanical taking-off sounds, © Rolf A. de By
    Namibia
  • 7.
    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 8.
    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 9.
    Call, © Tim Cockcroft
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see African Darter

African Darter subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Anhinga rufa chantreise Iraq; formerly sc Turkey-No
Anhinga rufa rufaSub-Saharan Africa-No
Anhinga rufa vulsiniMadagascar-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansSlanghalsvoël
Arabicزُقة افريقية
AzerbaijaniAfrika ilanboyunu
BelarusianАфрыканская змеяшыйка
Bengaliিঅচিকান গয়ায
BretonEvn-naer Afrika
BulgarianАфриканска змиешийка
Catalananhinga africà
Chinese红蛇鹈
Chinese (Traditional)非洲蛇鵜〔紅蛇鵜〕
ChuvashАфрика çĕлен майĕ
Croatianafrička zmijovrata
Czechanhinga africká, Anhinga rezavá
DanishAfrikansk Slangehalsfugl
DutchAfrikaanse Slangenhalsvogel, Afrikaanse Slangehalsvogel
Esperantonigraventra anhingo, Afrika anhingo, Afrika sagobirdo
Estonianaafrika madukael
Finnishkäärmekaula, afrikankäärmekaula
FrenchAnhinga, Anhinga du Sénégal, Anhinga roux, Anhinga d'Afrique, Anhinga d’Afrique
FrisianAfrikaanske slangehalsfûgel
GalicianBituatinga africana
GermanSchlangenhalsvogel, Afrika-Schlangenhalsvogel, Afrikanischer Schlangenhalsvogel
GreekΑφρικαvικός φιδoλαίμης, Αφρικανική Ανίγκα
Hebrewנחשון אפריקאי, נחשון אפריקני, נחשון
Hungarianafrikai kígyónyakúmadár, Afrikai kigyónyakúmadár
IcelandicRyðskutli, Rauðskutli
IrishSciobaire rua, Rúidire Afracach
ItalianPloto, Aninga africana
Japaneseアフリカヘビウ
LatvianĀfrikas čūskkaklis
LithuanianAfrikinis žalčiakaklis, afrikinis žalčiagalvis
MacedonianАфриканска змијоврата чапја
MalagasyManarana, Manaranomby, Vorona lava ambozona, Ragniboay, Vadimboay
Malayalamചേരക്കോഴി
Northern SamiAfrihkágearpmaščottá, Afrihkágearpmaščotta
Norwegianafrikaslangehals, Afrikaslangehals
Norwegian NynorskAfrikaslangehals
Persianمارگردن آفریقایی, مارگردن, باکلان مارگردن
Polishwężówka afrykańska, wezówka, wezówka afrykanska
Portuguesemergulhão-serpente-africano, mergulhão-serpente
RomanianAnhinga roşcată
RussianЗмеешейки анхинги, Африканская змеешейка
SerbianAfrička zmijovrata
SlovakAnhinga červená, anhinga hrdzavokrká
Slovenianafriški kačjevratnik
SpanishAninga Africana, Aninga Común, Anhinga africana
SwahiliMbizi
Swedishafrikansk ormhalsfågel
TsongaGororo
TurkishYılanboyun, yılan boyun, yylanboyun
Ukrainianзмієшийка африканська
UzbekАфрика илонбўйини
VietnameseCổ rắn
WelshGwanwr Affrica
XhosaIvuzi