Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Anhinga Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Anhingidae Genus: Anhinga Species: anhinga Binomial name Anhinga anhinga The Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), sometimes called Snakebird, Darter, or American Darter, is a water bird of the warmer parts of North America and South America. It is a cormorant-like bird that has a very long neck. It often swims with only the neck above water. It is a fish-eater. The Anhinga is a member of the darter family, Anhingidae, and is closely related to Indian (Anhinga melanogaster), African (Anhinga rufa), and Australian (Anhinga novaehollandiae) Darters. ORDER PELICANIFORMES Family Pelecanidae: pelicans Family Sulidae: gannets and boobies Family Phalacrocoracidae: cormorants Family Fregatidae: frigatebirds Family Phaethontidae: tropicbirds Family Anhingidae Anhinga, Anhinga anhinga Indian Darter, Anhinga melanogaster African Darter, Anhinga rufa Australian Darter, Anhinga novaehollandiae This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.