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Water Turkey - Anhinga anhinga A bird of southern swamps, Anhinga is known as the Water-Turkey for its swimming habits and broad tail, and also as the Snake-Bird for its habit of swimming with just its long head and neck sticking out of the water. Anhinga,Anhinga anhinga,Costa Rica,Geotagged,Spring,Water Turkey Click/tap to enlarge

Water Turkey - Anhinga anhinga

A bird of southern swamps, Anhinga is known as the Water-Turkey for its swimming habits and broad tail, and also as the Snake-Bird for its habit of swimming with just its long head and neck sticking out of the water.

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The Anhinga

The 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.

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Similar species: Sulids
Species identified by Albert Kang
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Uploaded Aug 14, 2016. Captured Mar 26, 2015 07:07 in Juan Rafael Mora Porras, Heredia, Sarapiquí, Costa Rica.
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  • NIKON D5200
  • f/5.6
  • 10/1800s
  • ISO800
  • 300mm