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Where to see the Oriental Darter

Anhinga melanogaster · bird · Anhingidae

Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) is recorded in 445 protected areas and wildlife sites across 12 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Kevladev National Park (India), Kaziranga National Park (India) and Sultanpur National Park (India).

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Oriental Darter
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Where is the best place to see the Oriental Darter?

Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Oriental Darter are Kevladev National Park (India), Kaziranga National Park (India) and Sultanpur National Park (India). Most sites are in India (263), Australia (74) and Thailand (32). It appears in 14 trip reports in our library.

Top 25 places for the Oriental Darter

#PlaceCountryGBIF recordsYearsEvidence
1Kevladev National ParkIndia6,6241970–2026Recorded on GBIF
2Kaziranga National ParkIndia4,1711971–2026Recorded on GBIF
3Sultanpur National ParkIndia1,9791974–2024Recorded on GBIF
4Sultanpur National Park ESZIndia1,9791974–2024Recorded on GBIF
5Thattekad Bird SanctuaryIndia1,7641995–2024Recorded on GBIF
6Boeung Tonle Sap Protected AreaCambodia1,7241992–2026Recorded on GBIF
7Ranthambore National ParkIndia1,5211973–2025Recorded on GBIF
8Chitwan National ParkNepal1,3291977–2026Recorded on GBIF
9Thol Lake Bird SanctuaryIndia1,3151987–2024Recorded on GBIF
10Okhla SanctuaryIndia1,2151985–2024Recorded on GBIF
11Pallikaranai MarshIndia1,0432004–2024Recorded on GBIF
12Hastinapur SanctuaryIndia1,0201995–2024Recorded on GBIF
13Kabili-Sepilok Forest ReserveMalaysia9751989–2026Recorded on GBIF
14Periyar National ParkIndia9401973–2025Recorded on GBIF
15Bueng Boraphet Non-Hunting AreaThailand9051991–2024Recorded on GBIF
16Greater Hesaraghatta Grassland Conservation ReserveIndia8532012–2024Recorded on GBIF
17Muara Angke Wildlife PreserveIndonesia8001974–2024Recorded on GBIF
18Nagarhole National ParkIndia7071989–2026Recorded on GBIF
19Danum Valley Conservation AreaMalaysia6571986–2025Recorded on GBIF
20Cauvery Wildlife SanctuaryIndia6471993–2024Recorded on GBIF
21Satpura National ParkIndia6122011–2025Recorded on GBIF
22Yala National ParkSri Lanka6061975–2026Recorded on GBIF
23Nandankanan Zoological ParkIndia5702014–2024Recorded on GBIF
24Wilpattu National ParkSri Lanka5401980–2026Recorded on GBIF
25Udawalawe National ParkSri Lanka5221999–2025Recorded on GBIF

420 more places in the interactive map.

By country

India: 263, Australia: 74, Thailand: 32, Sri Lanka: 19, Malaysia: 14, Indonesia: 14, Vietnam: 10, Cambodia: 8, Nepal: 5, Singapore: 4, Myanmar: 1 and Brunei: 1.

Seen on trips

The Oriental Darter is recorded in these trip reports:

and 4 more.

Tours that have recorded it

In our guides

Read the full species account in our Borneo guide, Sumatra guide, Sulawesi guide, Singapore guide.

Take it with you

Build a free printable field guide or e-book for any of these places, with photos and a checklist.

Make a field guide for Kevladev National Park

Photo: spacegecko, CC BY 4.0.

GBIF downloads: India, Cambodia, Nepal, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Myanmar, Australia, Singapore, Brunei.

Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.