Australasian Darter
Scientific name: Anhinga novaehollandiae
Anhinga is the native Brazilian name of the bird. Novaehollandiae means that this bird is of New Holland.
Mimal (mee’mal).
Occurs across Australia near water courses.
Up to 94 centimetres long with a 120 centimetre wingspan.
The furthest distance recorded by the Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme for this species of bird to travel is 2,431 km (as at 13 June 2012). The oldest bird recorded was recovered 17 years 4.8 months after being banded.
The photographs for this species were not taken in the reserves of interest to the FQPB.
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Various contributors.
What Bird is That? Neville W Cayley. 1978
Aboriginal names of bird species in south-west Western Australia, with suggestions for their adoption into common usage. Ian Abbott. 2009. Conservation Science Western Australia Journal. Volume 7 No 2 https://library.dbca.wa.gov.au/Journals/080559/080559-07.015.pdf
Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/science/abbbs/abbbs-search.html
Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/c1d3308d-b6d6-496c-81b0-97c689259d3a