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The Australasian darter or Australian darter (''Anhinga novaehollandiae'') is a species of bird in the darter family, Anhingidae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea. It weighs around 2.6 kg, spans 85–90 cm in length, and has a lifespan of up to 15 years.〔http://www.oiseaux-birds.com/card-australian-darter.html〕 It is closely related to American (''Anhinga anhinga''), African (''Anhinga rufa''), and Oriental (''Anhinga melanogster'') darters. Typical habitat is freshwater or brackish wetlands more than 0.5 m deep with fallen trees or logs and vegetated banks; less commonly, darters are found in sheltered saltwater or estuarine environments. ==Various views and plumages== File:Anhinga novaehollandiae - Sorrento.jpg|Immature male Image:Australian Darter.jpg|Male preening Image:Australian Darter 2.jpg|Male drying its wings Image:Aus Darter flight bowra mar 08.jpg|Female in flight Image:Australian Darter Fishing.jpg|During a successful fishing expedition File:Australasian-Darter-female.jpg|Female File:Australian-Darter.jpg ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Australasian darter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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