Family: Anhingidae (Darters)

Authority: Pennant, 1769

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a large range that spans much of South and South-East Asia, where in recent years it has been increasing in abundance in line with increasing protection of wetlands. Although its population size is unknown, it is thought likely to be very large given the pattern of records in its large range. It is therefore evaluated as Least Concern.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: increasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 17,700,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Land-mass type - shelf island
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Indomalayan
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial
IUCN System - Marine