Doomdooma, Nov. 11 -- Scientists have documented the first confirmed nesting and breeding record of the Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) in Assam, addressing a long-standing gap in knowledge about the waterbird's distribution in Northeast India.

The findings were published this year in the Journal of Threatened Taxa as a short communication authored by Jyotiprakash Boro, Chandramita Boro, Kuldeep Bora and Baishali Das. The field observations were conducted in July 2025 at Bar Panora village in Kamrup (Rural) district.

Researchers recorded an active colony comprising nine nests built in a mature Samanea saman tree standing 22 metres tall. The nests were located approximately 19 metres above the ground and around 13 metres from a ne...