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    • Anhinga anhinga
  • Unspecified
    • Anhinga
  • Spanish
    • Anhinga americana
  • English
    • Anhinga

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What

Anhinga Anhinga anhinga

Observer

guerillafarmer99

Date

Mar 18, 2012 11:46 AM EDT

Description

Jason Sharp;
Boyd Hill, Pinellas County, Florida

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What

Anhinga Anhinga anhinga

Observer

tonyg

Date

Apr 19, 2012
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Anhinga Anhinga anhinga

Observer

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Date

Feb 4, 2012
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Description from Wikipedia

The Anhinga (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 the Brazilian Tupi language and means devil bird or snake bird.

Source: BirdLife International (2011) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 31/07/2011.