African Darter (Anhinga rufa) [XC153877]
by Bram Piot from Monte Christo, Joe's place, Namibia (mechanical taking-off sounds)
African Darter (Anhinga rufa) [XC326706]
by Lynette Rudman from Port Alfred, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (call)
Subspecies
Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster), Australasian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae) and African Darter (Anhinga rufa) are considered separate species by BirdLife International contra Christidis and Boles (1994), Turbott (1990), Cramp and Simmons (1977-1994), Vol. I and AERC TAC (2003), who all include rufa and novaehollandiae as subspecies of Anhinga melanogaster.
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster).
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
rufa (Daudin, 1802) - Subsaharan Africa, Madagascar, Near East. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster).
vulsini Bangs, 1918 - Madagascar. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster).