ANHINGA: DESIGNED FOR SURVIVAL

The Anhinga is an Everglades resident uniquely suited to its wet habitat. With interesting adaptations that make the bird equally at home in the water as well as it is in the air, it truly is designed for survival.

True/False

Anhingas eat mainly water hyacinths.

False

Female anhingas have tan necks: males have black necks.

True

Young anhinga chicks eat regurgitated food directly from their parents’ throats.

True

Anhingas are sometimes called snake birds.

True

Vocabulary List

  • Incubate: To sit upon (eggs) or maintain temperature which promotes development
  • Preen: To trim or dress feathers or fur with beak or tongue
  • Regurgitate: To surge or rush back undigested food
  • Rookery: Breeding place or colony where birds or animals congregate

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