Bird genealogy >> Order Suliformes >> Family Anhingidae |
Location Hemingbough, Saint Francisville, Louisiana Metadata Make Nikon D1X IOC Names Deutsch Amerikanischer Schlangenhalsvogel Dutch Amerikaanse Slangenhalsvogel Comments Anhingas (also called "Darters" in Africa and Asia) must spend time standing in the sun, drying their feathers when these become waterlogged. Like cormorants, their feathers are not water-proof, allowing them to eliminate air from their plumage and reduce their buoyancy.
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