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The Australasian darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae) is a bird found in Australia. Lakes and rivers across Australia and New Guinea. It eats fish, insects and other small invertebrates and reptiles and frogs. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Australasian darter lives

Lakes and rivers across Australia and New Guinea.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐟 Fish60%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs20%
• 🦎 Reptiles & frogs20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by nick talbot (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC183055. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Australasian darter

Where does the Australasian darter live?

The Australasian darter lives in Australia. Lakes and rivers across Australia and New Guinea.

What does the Australasian darter eat?

fish (about 60%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%), reptiles and frogs (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Australasian darter endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Australia & Oceania

• Buff-breasted buttonquail
• New Zealand rock wren
• Baudin's black cockatoo
• Carnaby's black cockatoo
• Amsterdam albatross
• Antipodean albatross

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.