Family
Anhingas
Anhingidae
4 species with a page on Motmot.
Order: Suliformes
The darters, anhingas, or snakebirds are mainly tropical waterbirds in the family Anhingidae, which contains a single genus, Anhinga. There are four living species found in the Americas, Africa, Asia and Australasia. The term snakebird is usually used without any additions to signify whichever of the completely allopatric species occurs in any one region.
Species in this family
- Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- African Darter Anhinga rufa