Funky Anhinga Snake Bird Water Turkey
by Sue Jacobi
Title
Funky Anhinga Snake Bird Water Turkey
Artist
Sue Jacobi
Medium
Painting - Soft Pastels
Description
Funky Anhinga Snake Bird Water Turkey Art Prints. This female Anhinga Bird, also known as Snake Bird or Water Turkey, spotted in Tampa Bay, Florida, loves to be the star of the show :)) Here she is dispalying her wonderful plumage and feathers... and thoroughly enjoying herself :)) ... Whimsical colorful funky wildlife & floral pop art fun paintings by Sue Jacobi - Sudha Jacobi, on www.sue-j.artistwebsites.com
The anhinga, sometimes called snakebird, water turkey, darter or American darter, 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.
It is a cormorant-like bird with an average body length of 85 cm (33 in), a wingspan of 117 cm (46 in), and a mass of up to 1.35 kg (3.0 lb). It is a dark-plumaged piscivore with a very long neck, and often swims with only the neck above water. When swimming in this style the reason for the name snakebird is apparent, since only the colored neck appears above water the bird looks like a snake ready to strike. They do not have external nostrils (nares), and breathe solely through their epiglottis.
The anhinga is placed in the darter family, Anhingidae, and is closely related to Indian (Anhinga melanogaster), African (A. rufa), and Australian (A. novaehollandiae) darters. Like other darters, the anhinga hunts by spearing fishes and other small prey using its sharp, slender beak.
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