Anhinga

Anhinga anhinga - Anhinga d'Amérique

Anhinga d'Amérique
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Suliformes

  • Family
    :

    Anhingidés

  • Genus
    :

    Anhinga

  • Species
    :

    anhinga

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 91 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 109 cm.
  • Weight
    :
Longevity

12 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Anhinga d'Amérique
♂ adult plum. breeding
Anhinga d'Amérique
♀ adult plum. post breeding

Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) is a species of bird in the Anhingidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Anhinga anhinga anhinga (Trinidad, Tobago, Colombia to n Argentina)
  • Anhinga anhinga leucogaster (se USA to Colombia, Cuba)

Foreign names

  • Anhinga d'Amérique,
  • Anhinga americana,
  • biguatinga,
  • Amerika-Schlangenhalsvogel,
  • amerikai kígyónyakúmadár,
  • Amerikaanse Slangenhalsvogel,
  • Aninga americana,
  • amerikansk ormhalsfågel,
  • Amerikaslangehals,
  • anhinga jarabá,
  • anhinga americká,
  • Amerikansk Slangehalsfugl,
  • amerikankäärmekaula,
  • anhinga americà,
  • wężówka amerykańska,
  • Amerikas čūskkaklis,
  • Американская змеешейка,
  • アメリカヘビウ,
  • 美洲蛇鹈,
  • 美洲蛇鵜,

Voice song and cries

Anhinga d'Amérique
♀ adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Anhinga d'Amérique
♀ adult

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Anhinga d'Amérique
published: - Updated: 29-12-2016
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