Animal Pictures Archive mobile
질의: water snake결과: 133번째/272
American Darter (Anhinga anhinga) - Wiki
제목: American Darter (Anhinga anhinga) - Wiki
American Darter(Anhinga anhinga)-in-flight.jpg
해상도: 1017x783 파일크기: 71154 Bytes 촬영일: 2007:01:22 15:10:46 사진기: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT (Canon) F number: f/5.6 Exposure: 1/1250 sec Focal Length: 114/1 등록시간: 2007:04:21 02:06:30

American Darter (Anhinga anhinga) - Wiki


Anhinga
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Photo] Anhinga in flight. Source: http://flickr.com/photos/artolog/368653431/ Date: 2007-02-22. Author: Art Siegel

The Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), sometimes called Snakebird, Darter, American Darter, or Water Turkey, is a water bird of the warmer parts of North America and South America.

It is a cormorant-like bird with an average body length of 85 cm (35 in), a wingspan of 117 cm (45 in), and a weight of 1,350 g. It is a dark-plumaged fish-eater with a very long neck, and often swims with only the neck above water. When swimming in this style the name Snakebird is apparent, since only the colored neck appears above water the bird looks like a snake ready to strike.

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.

The Anhinga's feathers are not waterproofed by oils like those of ducks, and can get waterlogged, causing the bird to become barely buoyant. However, this allows it to dive easily and search for fish under the water. It can stay down for significant periods.

When necessary, the Anhinga will dry out its wings and feathers. It will perch for long periods with its wings spread to allow the drying process, as do cormorants. If it attempts to fly while its wings are wet, it has great difficulty getting off the water and takes off by flapping vigorously while 'running' on the water. Anhinga will often search for food in small groups.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anhinga
The text in this page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article shown in above URL. It is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.

water snake
133/272
| 똑똑누리집 | 신규 사진 | 아무거나 | 동물유머 | English |
^o^ 동물그림창고 똑똑전화 누리집 ^o^