Anhinga melanogaster Pennant 1769 (oriental darter)
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Aves - Suliformes - Anhingidae
Belongs to Anhinga according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014, Goodman et al. 2013, Louchart et al. 2008 and McNamara 1990
Sister taxa: Anhinga anhinga, Anhinga beckeri, Anhinga grandis, Anhinga hesterna, Anhinga malagurala, Anhinga novaehollandiae, Anhinga pannonica, Anhinga rufa, Anhinga subvolans, Anhinga walterbolesi
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), the Congo-Kinshasa (1), Madagascar (1)
• Pliocene of Chad (2)
• Miocene of Chad (1), Ethiopia (2)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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