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Birds
Anhinga
Anhinga · Anhinga anhinga
Slender waterbird with a snake-like neck and spectacular diving hunts, most often spotted in swampy waters.
Fact file
- Size
- Up to 90 cm long, wingspan about 115 cm, strikingly long neck
- Males and females
- Males deep black, females with brownish neck and breast
- Sounds
- Grating calls and grunting in colonies, usually fairly quiet
- Diet
- Feeds mainly on fish, more rarely also amphibians and small aquatic animals
- Offspring
- Breeding season from March to June, up to four chicks are raised in a nest by the water
How to identify Anhinga
The Anhinga is unmistakable thanks to its long, slender neck, which often sticks up out of the water like a snake when it is swimming. The plumage is usually black with metallically shimmering wing coverts that show silvery-white stripes. The body is generally slim, and the tail is fan-shaped and relatively long.
Males usually appear darker than females, which have a brownish neck and breast. The beak is pointed and dagger-shaped, ideal for fishing. With a length of up to 90 cm and a wingspan of about 115 cm, the Anhinga has a strikingly elongated silhouette. The slightly raised tail helps you identify it when it is perched or in flight.
More in the app
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- general viewing tips
- 2 places where you can see Anhinga
Where Anhinga live
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