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| Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster melanogaster
- With fish |
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| Photographer : | © Joydeep Sarkar |
| Location : | Keoladev NP, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India |
| Date : |
4 December 2010 |
| English synonyms: | Darter, Eastern Darter, Indian Darter, Oriental Anhinga, Snake Bird, Snakebird |
| Bird Family : | Anhingidae - Darters |
| Bird Group : | CICONIIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Near Threatened |
| Remarks : | I got an interesting series of pictures of this Darter spearing this catfish, diving underwater and coming back with the fish in its beak and eventually swallowing it. It seems with the Darter, that size doesn't matter. It's a wonder how this fish went down its gullet. - JS |
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