Bird
Oriental Darter
Anhinga melanogaster · Anhingidae · Suliformes
Best monthsJan–Feb · Decmost records
Records241,847in 12 countries
Most seen inIndia189,565 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Oriental Darter in brief
The oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster) is a bird of the Anhingidae family — species of bird.
Across the 12 countries we cover it has 241,847 published records, most of them from India, Sri Lanka and Thailand. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, February and December and fall to their lowest in May and June.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
India189,565 records · best Jan, Dec
Sri Lanka19,296 records · best Feb, Dec
Thailand9,736 records · best Jan, Feb
Malaysia8,731 records · best Jul, Mar
Cambodia5,475 records · best Feb, Jan
Nepal2,781 records · best Nov, Mar
Indonesia2,541 records · best Jul, Aug
Singapore1,323 records · best Feb, Dec
Vietnam1,226 records · best Mar, Jan
Myanmar712 records · best Jan, Feb
Bangladesh356 records · best Dec, Feb
Brunei105 records · best Nov, Jul
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.