Cosa (chi) è Snakebird - definizione
![Female [[anhinga]] (''A. anhinga'') taking off](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Anhinga-in-flight.jpg?width=200 "Female [[anhinga]] (''A. anhinga'') taking off")
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![Male [[anhinga]] (''A. anhinga'') in breeding plumage](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Anhinga male in breeding plumage.jpg?width=200 "Male [[anhinga]] (''A. anhinga'') in breeding plumage")
![[[African darter]] on the waterfront of the [[Chobe River]], Botswana](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Anhinga rufa -Chobe River front, Botswana-8.jpg?width=200 "[[African darter]] on the waterfront of the [[Chobe River]], Botswana")
![Male [[Australasian darter]]<br />''A. novaehollandiae''](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Darter.jpg?width=200 "Male [[Australasian darter]]<br />''A. novaehollandiae''")
![Female [[Australasian darter]], ''Anhinga novaehollandiae'', drying its wings](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Darterfemale.jpg?width=200 "Female [[Australasian darter]], ''Anhinga novaehollandiae'', drying its wings")
![[[Oriental darter]] nesting colony at [[Kalletumkara]] ([[Kerala]], [[India]])](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Snake bird nesting.jpg?width=200 "[[Oriental darter]] nesting colony at [[Kalletumkara]] ([[Kerala]], [[India]])")
Wikipedia
The darters, anhingas, or snakebirds are mainly tropical waterbirds in the family Anhingidae, which contains a single genus, Anhinga. There are four living species, three of which are very common and widespread while the fourth is rarer and classified as near-threatened by the IUCN. The term snakebird is usually used without any additions to signify whichever of the completely allopatric species occurs in any one region. It refers to their long thin neck, which has a snake-like appearance when they swim with their bodies submerged, or when mated pairs twist it during their bonding displays. "Darter" is used with a geographical term when referring to particular species. It alludes to their manner of procuring food, as they impale fishes with their thin, pointed beak. The American darter (A. anhinga) is more commonly known as the anhinga. It is sometimes called "water turkey" in the southern United States; though the anhinga is quite unrelated to the wild turkey, they are both large, blackish birds with long tails that are sometimes hunted for food.
