Anhinga



         


Anhinga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Pelecaniformes
Family:Anhingidae
Genus:Anhinga
Species:anhinga
Binomial name
Anhinga anhinga
(Linnaeus, 1766)

The Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), sometimes called Snakebird, Darter, or American Darter, is a water bird of the warmer parts of North America and South America. It is a cormorant-like bird that has a very long neck. It often swims with only the neck above water. It is a fish-eater.

The Anhinga is a member of the darter family, Anhingidae, and is closely related to Indian (Anhinga melanogaster), African (Anhinga rufa), and Australian (Anhinga novaehollandiae) Darters.





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