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Introduction
What the Anhinga Looks Like
The Anhinga has overall_color color of black.
The Anhinga has above_color color of black.
The Anhinga has head color of black.
The Anhinga has face color of black.
The Anhinga has below_color color of black and white.
The Anhinga has back color of black and white.
The Anhinga has bill color of orangish.
The Anhinga has wing color of black and white.
The Anhinga has belly color of black.
The Anhinga has tail color of blackish.
The Anhinga has chest color of black.
The Anhinga has leg color of blackish.
The Anhinga has neck color of black.
Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Anhinga
The length of the Anhinga is from 29.5 inches to 37.4 inches (74.9 cm to 95.0 cm).
The weight of the Anhinga is from 46.7 ounces to 47.6 ounces (1323.9 grams to 1349.4 grams).
The wingspan of the Anhinga is 42.9 inches (109.0 cm).
Pictures of the Anhinga
Anhinga, Anhinga by YoungSue, from flickr, licensed under CC
Anhinga, Anhinga by YoungSue, from flickr, licensed under CC
Anhinga, Anhinga by Papchinskaya, from flickr, licensed under CC
Anhinga, Anhinga by YoungSue, from flickr, licensed under CC
Anhinga, Anhinga by hartjeff12, from flickr, licensed under CC
Anhinga, Anhinga by YoungSue, from flickr, licensed under CC
Anhinga, Anhinga by Papchinskaya, from flickr, licensed under CC
Anhinga, Anhinga by Adam J Skowronski, from flickr, licensed under CC
Anhinga, Anhinga by rebeccakoconnor, from flickr, licensed under CC
Anhinga, Anhinga by YoungSue, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Anhinga, Adult Male Anhinga and chick (4), NPSPhoto, R. Cammauf by evergladesnps, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Anhinga, Anhinga by jzgray, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Anhinga, Adult Male Anhinga and chick (3), NPSPhoto, R. Cammauf by evergladesnps, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Anhinga, Adult Male Anhinga and chick (1), NPSPhoto, R. Cammauf by evergladesnps, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Anhinga, Anhinga by Thomas James Caldwell, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Anhinga, _DSC1761 by Bird Brian, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Anhinga, Male Anhinga by YoungSue, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Anhinga, Calling All Girls – Anhinga male doing a mating dance by DonMiller_ToGo, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Anhinga, Australasian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae) male by patrickkavanagh, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Anhinga, _DSC1762 by Bird Brian, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Anhinga, _DSC1760 by Bird Brian, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Anhinga, Anhinga-(female) by homeredwardprice, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Anhinga, Female Anhinga by BigCypressNPS, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Anhinga, Anhinga female by Pasha Kirillov, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Anhinga, Anhinga – Female by Wildreturn, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Anhinga, Female Anhinga by YoungSue, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Anhinga, Anhinga (female) by Under the same moon…, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Anhinga, _DSC1744 by Bird Brian, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Anhinga, _DSC1676 by Bird Brian, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Anhinga, IMG_7779 by gary_leavens, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Anhinga, _DSC1743 by Bird Brian, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Anhinga, Anhinga by Marianne Serra, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Anhinga, IMG_7765 by gary_leavens, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Anhinga, ANHINGA by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Anhinga, anhinga in flight by artolog, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Anhinga, COLOR FLIGHT by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Anhinga, COLOR FLIGHT by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Anhinga, COLOR FLIGHT by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Anhinga, COLOR FLIGHT by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Anhinga, Anhinga in flight by Lip Kee, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Anhinga, Anhinga in flight by Allen McGregor, from flickr, licensed under CC
Feeding Behavior of the Anhinga
hunts for fish while swimming at the surface or under the water.
Not typically a swift swimmer, it waits for fish to approach before impaling them with a swift thrust of its long, pointed beak.
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What the Anhinga Likes to Eat
The Anhinga feeds on the following:
- fish (catfish, mullet, pickerel, sucker, gizzard shad)
- alligators
- turtle
- aquatic insects
- crayfish
- shrimp
- snakes,
Where To Find the Anhinga
You can find the Anhinga in the following habitats:
- Cypress swamps
- rivers
- wooded ponds
- inlets
- lagoons
