Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Anhinga

Anhinga anhinga

Spanish: Anhinga / Pájaro serpiente

Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
Photographed by mora17918 on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

The anhinga (/ænˈhɪŋɡə/; Anhinga anhinga), sometimes called snakebird, darter, American darter, or water turkey, 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. The origin of the name snakebird is apparent when swimming : only the colored neck appears above water so the bird looks like a snake ready to strike. They do not have external nares (nostrils) and...

TaxonomyAves › Suliformes › Anhingidae
Local records56 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records69,442 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2026 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
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Cite as: “Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/anhinga-anhinga/, updated 2026-10-18. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.