Darters (Anhingidae)
Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) - HBW 1, p. 360
French: Anhinga d'Amérique
German: Amerikanischer Schlangenhalsvogel
Spanish: Anhinga Americana
Other common names: American Darter, Snakebird
Taxonomy: Plotus Anhinga Linnaeus, 1766, Rio Tapajós, Pará, Brazil.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- leucogaster (Vieillot, 1816) - USA (North Carolina to Texas) through C America to Panama; Cuba.
- anhinga (Linnaeus, 1766) - S America from Colombia S to Ecuador and E of Andes to N Argentina; Trinidad and Tobago.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female swimming, eating a fish and drying its wings Locality Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp anhinga)
Peter Nash 21 September 2005 6 years ago 46 sec 4.7 -
A bird diving several times on the river. Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil (ssp anhinga)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2011 1 year ago 33 sec 4.6 -
A close-up of a pair, showing their colours during the mating season. Locality South Venice, Sarasota County, Florida, USA (United States) (ssp leucogaster)
Bill Wayman 1 June 2004 4 years ago 27 sec 4.5 -
A male perched and preening Locality San Blas, Nayarit State, Mexico (Northern) (ssp leucogaster)
Eldert Groenewoud 27 February 2007 5 years ago 42 sec 4.4 -
bird is drying his wings Locality Gatún Lake, Panama Canal, Panama
Thore Noernberg 9 December 2012 23 weeks ago 15 sec 4.3 -
An adult bird, perched in a treetop, panting and looking around. Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil (ssp anhinga)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2011 1 year ago 22 sec 4
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Bird drying his wings
Locality Gatún Lake, Panama Canal, Panama (ssp leucogaster)
Thore Noernberg 10 December 2012 22 weeks ago 4.5 -
Bird sunning along salt water pond
Locality Sea Pines Plantation, Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA (United States)
Tom Moxley 15 February 2010 2 years ago 4.5 -
On stealthmode in canoe catching this female drying her feathers
Locality Tortuguero, Limón Province, Costa Rica (ssp leucogaster)
Mattias Hofstede 30 November 2011 31 weeks ago 4.3 -
Showing off its sharp beak
Locality Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA (United States)
Patrick Ellsworth 15 February 2007 1 year ago 4.3 -
Drying wings
Locality Iguazú Falls, Iguazú National Park, Misiones Province, Argentina
Marco Valentini 11 August 2012 37 weeks ago 4.2 -
Female nesting in an Annona glabra tree.
Locality Everglades National Park, Florida, USA (United States)
Patrick Ellsworth 1 January 2011 1 year ago 4.2
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On the ground, female. Locality Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
(ssp anhinga)
Noé Eiterer 1 October 2011 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 0 -
Calls Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
(ssp anhinga)
Bradley Davis 12 August 2007 3 years ago 0
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