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African Darter

Anhinga rufa

Photo by Jared Hersch
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Lunch Time!

Habitat:

Lake area

Notes:

It often swims with only the neck above water, hence the common name snakebird

Reference Links:

African Darter

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
Debbie Stewart
Great timing Jared! it seems that all of the Anhinga family are sometimes referred to as a 'snakebird' especially as its American cousin looks so similar :-)

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