Burung laut (Seabirds)
Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga
- epik
- 72 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Swims underwater spearfishing, then hangs itself out to dry like wet laundry. The snake-bird carries your words damp.
- Populasi
- ~33,300–133,000 mature individuals globally
- Habitat
- Freshwater swamps, marshes, slow-moving rivers, lakes, and mangrove-lined shallow waters; requires nearby perches for sunning and drying its feathers
- Fakta menarik
- Because its feathers lack full waterproofing, the Anhinga swims with its body submerged and only its slender neck above the surface — a habit that earns it the nickname "snakebird."
- Sebaran
- Warm parts of the Americas: southeastern United States through Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean (subspecies A. a. leucogaster), and South America mainly east of the Andes south through Trinidad and Tobago to Argentina (nominate A. a. anhinga)
- Makanan
- Primarily small- to medium-sized wetland fish (e.g., sunfish, bass, catfish, mullet), speared underwater with a rapid thrust of its partly opened bill; also amphibians, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates
- Ukuran
- 0,89 m
- Bentang sayap
- 1,16 m
- Masa hidup
- 12 tahun
