Family: Anhingidae (Darters)

Authority: Pennant, 1769

Red List Category

Criteria: A2bcd+3bcd+4bcd

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Justification of Red List category
This species is classified as Near Threatened because its population is suspected to be in moderately rapid decline owing to pollution, drainage, hunting and the collection of eggs and nestlings.

Population size: 22000

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 19,400,000 km²

Country endemic: No

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Land-mass type - shelf island
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Indomalayan
Realm - Oceanic
IUCN Ecosystem -- Freshwater biome
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome
IUCN Ecosystem -- Marine biome