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Darter

Anhinga anhinga

Photo by AndrewBaldino
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Description:

Picture taken during a hike of the Everglades during a trip to Florida

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Anhinga

Species ID Suggestions

female Anhinga

Anhinga anhinga
CynthiaMHori
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Comments (3)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
According to "Birds of North America" the male has a black neck and the female has a whitish neck. This book also shows the common name as Anhinga. Many other countries use the common name of Darter, (eg: Oriental Darter, African Darter). Some countries have more than one common name for a species, only the scientific name will stay the same for the same species, although sometimes there will be a third scientific name for sub-species (for birds anyway). If you know that your spotting is Male or Female by all means state it.
AndrewBaldino
thanks for the help guys :) How do you know that it is female? and should I note this on my spotting?
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2011

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