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Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails, and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks.
The word anhinga comes from a'ñinga in the Brazilian Tupi language and means "devil bird" or "snake bird". [3] The origin of the name is apparent when swimming: only the neck appears above water, so the bird looks like a snake ready to strike. They do not have external nares (nostrils) and breathe solely through their epiglottis.
Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails, and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks.
Anhingas are water birds larger than ducks but smaller than geese who live in warm waters of the southern United States and Gulf of Mexico all the way down through Central America, northern South ...
These South Carolina birds look like snakes when they swim to hunt. Here are four things to know about them.
They have evolved solid bones to reduce their buoyancy, [11] and their wings are relatively short but strongly muscled, enabling them to be used as flippers underwater. The plumage is dense, with a large preen gland for waterproofing their feathers. Relatively long legs and sharp claws enable them to hold on to rocks in swift water.
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Males and females look alike, but females are smaller. Body mass in females ranges from 427 to 628 g (0.941 to 1.385 lb) and in males from 576 to 848 g (1.270 to 1.870 lb). [17] [18] [19] Juvenile birds have olive-brown crowns and a gray body. They become adult-colored around 4 months of age. [5]