Birds of Mexico

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Genus: Anhinga (1 species, 4 worldwide)


Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) Male Wakodahatchee, Florida, USA
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Dives underwater and spears fish. Similar in size to a cormorant, but note the pointed bill. Male is black, female brown.
The female has a brown neck.

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Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba