Anhinga anhinga: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Suliformes
Family: Anhingidae
Genus: Anhinga
Species: Anhinga anhinga
Scientific Name: Anhinga anhinga

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Anhinga

The anhinga (; Anhinga anhinga), sometimes called snakebird, darter, American darter, or water turkey, is a water bird of the warmer parts of the Americas. The word anhinga comes from a'ñinga in the Brazilian Tupi language and means "devil bird" or "snake bird". The origin of the name is apparent when swimming: only the neck appears above water, so the bird looks like a snake ready to strike. They do not have external nares (nostrils) and breathe solely through their epiglottis.

The anhinga is placed in the darter family, Anhingidae, and is closely related to Indian (Anhinga melanogaster), African (Anhinga rufa), and Australian (Anhinga novaehollandiae) darters. Like other darters, the anhinga hunts by spearing fish and other small prey using its sharp, slender beak.

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Anhinga anhinga in languages:

Arabic: قذاف أميركي
Arabic: زقة أميركية
Bokmål: Amerikaslangehals
Chinese: 美洲蛇鵜
Czech: anhinga americká
Danish: Amerikansk Slangehalsfugl
Dutch: Amerikaanse Slangenhalsvogel
English: Anhinga
English: Snakebird
English: Water Turkey
English: American Darter
English: American Anhinga
English: Black-bellied Darter
Estonian: Ameerika madukael
Finnish: amerikankäärmekaula
French: Anhinga d'Amérique
German: Amerikanischer Schlangenhalsvogel
Hungarian: amerikai kígyónyakúmadár
Italian: Aninga americana
Italian: Aninga comune
Italian: Uccello serpente
Japanese: アメリカヘビウ
Polish: Wężówka amerykańska
Portuguese: Anhinga
Portuguese: Biguatinga
Russian: Американская змеешейка
Swedish: amerikansk ormhalsfågel

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Anhinga anhinga: taxon details and analytics

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Anhinga

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Anhinga anhinga: taxon details and analytics

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Anhinga

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