African Darter vs parrot's-flower

Anhinga rufa compared with Heliconia psittacorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Darter	parrot's-flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Anhingidae	Heliconiaceae
Genus	Anhinga	Heliconia
Species	Anhinga rufa	Heliconia psittacorum

Conservation Status

African Darter

LC — Least Concern

parrot's-flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Darter	parrot's-flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Darter

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

parrot's-flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Saint Kitts and Nevis), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

African Darter

The African Darter (Anhinga rufa) is a species in the genus Anhinga. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.