Anhinga

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.

ORDER PELICANIFORMES

• Family Pelecanidae: pelicans
• Family Sulidae: gannets and boobies
• Family Phalacrocoracidae: cormorants
• Family Fregatidae: frigatebirds
• Family Phaethontidae: tropicbirds
• Family Anhingidae
  • Anhinga, Anhinga anhinga
  • Indian Darter, Anhinga melanogaster
  • African Darter, Anhinga rufa
  • Australian Darter, Anhinga novaehollandiae