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  2. Anhinga - Wikipedia

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    The anhinga (/ æ n ˈ h ɪ ŋ ɡ ə /; Anhinga anhinga), sometimes called snakebird, darter, American darter, or water turkey, is a water bird of the warmer parts of the Americas. The word anhinga comes from a'ñinga in the Brazilian Tupi language and means "devil bird" or "snake bird". [ 3 ]

  3. Darter - Wikipedia

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    Female anhinga (A. anhinga) taking off Australasian darter drying its wings. Anhingidae are large birds with sexually dimorphic plumage.They measure about 80 to 100 cm (2.6 to 3.3 ft) in length, with a wingspan around 120 cm (3.9 ft), and weigh some 1,050 to 1,350 grams (37 to 48 oz).

  4. List of birds by common name - Wikipedia

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    In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct. Contents

  5. Oriental darter - Wikipedia

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    The Oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster) is a water bird of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia. It has a long and slender neck with a straight, pointed bill and, like the cormorant, it hunts for fish while its body is submerged in water.

  6. Australasian darter - Wikipedia

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    The Australasian darter or Australian darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae) is a species of bird in the darter family, Anhingidae. It is found in Australia , Indonesia , and Papua New Guinea . It weighs around 2.6 kg and spans 86–94 cm (34–37 in) in length.

  7. African darter - Wikipedia

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    The African darter is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa wherever large bodies of water occur; overall the species remains widespread and common. [1]The only non-African subspecies, the Levant darter (Anhinga rufa chantrei), occurred at Lake Amik (Amik Gölü) in south-central Turkey, in the Hula Valley lake and marshes in northern Israel and in the Mesopotamian Marshes of the lower Euphrates ...

  8. List of birds of Michigan - Wikipedia

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    The American robin is the state bird of Michigan. This list of birds of Michigan includes species documented in the U.S. state of Michigan and accepted by the Michigan Bird Records Committee (MBRC). As of January 2023, there are 456 species included in the official list. [1]

  9. Anhingidae - Wikipedia

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    Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) Giganhinga kiyuensis: Scientific classification; Domain: Eukaryota: Kingdom: ... Anhingidae is a family of birds in the order Suliformes, ...