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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
