African Darter / Anhinga rufa LC
- Synonyms Rufous Darter, Darter (African), Darter, Snake-bird, Australian Anhinga, Snakebird, Old Word Darter
- Old latin name for bird Plotus chantrei, Plotus rufus, Plotus novae-hollandiae, Anhinga vulsini, Plotus levaillantii, Plotus congensis, Plotus capensis
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Where to see African Darter
- Breeding region Africa, Eurasia
- Breeding subregion se Iraq, Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- New Zealand
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Palestine, State of
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Turkey
- Uganda
- United States of America
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
African Darter subspecies (3)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anhinga rufa chantrei | se Iraq; formerly sc Turkey | - | No |
| Anhinga rufa rufa | Sub-Saharan Africa | - | No |
| Anhinga rufa vulsini | Madagascar | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Slanghalsvoël |
| Arabic | زُقة افريقية |
| Azerbaijani | Afrika ilanboyunu |
| Belarusian | Афрыканская змеяшыйка |
| Bengali | িঅচিকান গয়ায |
| Breton | Evn-naer Afrika |
| Bulgarian | Африканска змиешийка |
| Catalan | anhinga africà |
| Chinese | 红蛇鹈 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 非洲蛇鵜〔紅蛇鵜〕 |
| Chuvash | Африка çĕлен майĕ |
| Croatian | afrička zmijovrata |
| Czech | anhinga africká, Anhinga rezavá |
| Danish | Afrikansk Slangehalsfugl |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse Slangenhalsvogel, Afrikaanse Slangehalsvogel |
| Esperanto | nigraventra anhingo, Afrika anhingo, Afrika sagobirdo |
| Estonian | aafrika madukael |
| Finnish | käärmekaula, afrikankäärmekaula |
| French | Anhinga, Anhinga du Sénégal, Anhinga roux, Anhinga d'Afrique, Anhinga d’Afrique |
| Frisian | Afrikaanske slangehalsfûgel |
| Galician | Bituatinga africana |
| German | Afrikanischer Schlangenhalsvogel, Schlangenhalsvogel, Afrika-Schlangenhalsvogel |
| Greek | Αφρικανική Ανίγκα, Αφρικαvικός φιδoλαίμης |
| Hebrew | נחשון אפריקני, נחשון, נחשון אפריקאי |
| Hungarian | Afrikai kigyónyakúmadár, afrikai kígyónyakúmadár |
| Icelandic | Rauðskutli, Ryðskutli |
| Irish | Sciobaire rua, Rúidire Afracach |
| Italian | Aninga africana, Ploto |
| Japanese | アフリカヘビウ |
| Latvian | Āfrikas čūskkaklis |
| Lithuanian | afrikinis žalčiagalvis, Afrikinis žalčiakaklis |
| Macedonian | Африканска змијоврата чапја |
| Malagasy | Manarana, Vadimboay, Manaranomby, Vorona lava ambozona, Ragniboay |
| Malayalam | ചേരക്കോഴി |
| Northern Sami | Afrihkágearpmaščotta, Afrihkágearpmaščottá |
| Norwegian | afrikaslangehals |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Afrikaslangehals |
| Persian | مارگردن, مارگردن آفریقایی, باکلان مارگردن |
| Polish | wężówka afrykańska, wezówka, wezówka afrykanska |
| Portuguese | mergulhão-serpente-africano, Mergulhão-serpente |
| Romanian | Anhinga roşcată |
| Russian | Змеешейки анхинги, Африканская змеешейка |
| Serbian | Afrička zmijovrata |
| Slovak | Anhinga červená, anhinga hrdzavokrká |
| Slovenian | afriški kačjevratnik |
| Spanish | Anhinga africana, Aninga Africana, Aninga Común |
| Swahili | Mbizi |
| Swedish | afrikansk ormhalsfågel |
| Tsonga | Gororo |
| Turkish | Yılanboyun, yylanboyun, yılan boyun |
| Ukrainian | змієшийка африканська |
| Uzbek | Африка илонбўйини |
| Vietnamese | Cổ rắn |
| Welsh | Gwanwr Affrica |
| Xhosa | Ivuzi |