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Anhinga anhinga · Family Anhingidae

Anhinga anhinga

Family Anhingidae

Order
Suliformes
Family
Anhingidae
GBIF occurrence records
1,568,841
Countries and territories with records
34
Anhinga
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About this species

This species has 1,568,841 occurrence records from 34 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from the United States (84.9%), Costa Rica (3.4%), Mexico (2.6%), Brazil (2.3%) and Belize (1.1%); together they account for 94.3% of the total. In the United States, this species accounts for 0.12% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Anhinga anhinga combines the genus name Anhinga with the species epithet anhinga. The Warbla app catalog lists 4 species of the genus Anhinga; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Anhinga novaehollandiae, Anhinga melanogaster and Anhinga rufa.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 4 species of the family Anhingidae. This species has the most records among them. Its record count is 2.6 times the family average (597,440). The family Anhingidae belongs to the order Suliformes, which has 48 species in the Warbla app catalog.

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