Other forms: anhingas
An anhinga is a fish-eating bird that lives near shallow ponds and lakes in parts of North and South America.
Anhingas are also commonly known as water turkeys or snakebirds. On land, anhingas look a bit like silver-winged turkeys, but in the water, where they swim submerged with only their slender heads and sinuous necks above the surface, the snake comparison becomes obvious. Anhingas swim fast, spearing their underwater prey with long, needle-sharp bills. After hunting, they dry their waterlogged plumage in the sun with wings spread wide, earning them another colorful nickname: the "piano bird," for the black-and-white keyboard pattern on their feathers.