Anhinga

Q: What are the chances of seeing an Anhinga in New York City?

Rare. Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Anhinga sighting in New York City on a given day, based on 386 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 251st most-seen of the 359 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Q: When is the best time to see an Anhinga in New York City?

Any time of year. In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Anhinga in New York City on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

Q: What time of day is best to see an Anhinga?

Between 9 am and noon. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Anhinga sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Q: Is New York City the best place to see an Anhinga?

24th of 27. Of the 27 cities where we can rate Anhinga sightings, New York City ranks 24th at under 5%. The best odds are in Miami (United States, about 40%), Orlando (United States, about 40%) and Goiânia (Brazil, about 20%).

Q: Where does the Anhinga sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Anhinga is recorded against all the birds logged in New York City (386 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

Anhinga anhinga

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KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderSuliformes (Gannets, Cormorants, and Allies)
FamilyAnhingidae (Darters)
GenusAnhinga (Darters)
SpeciesAnhinga anhinga (Anhinga)

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

at New York City

In 3 days <5%

386 Verified sightings at New York City

36,638 In all 50 parks From 2019 to 2026

April Best month

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

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About the Anhinga

The anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), sometimes called darter, American darter, snakebird, or water turkey, is a water bird of the warmer parts of the Americas. The word anhinga comes from a'ñinga in the Brazilian Tupi language and means "devil bird" or "snake bird". The origin of the name is apparent when swimming: only the neck appears above water, so the bird looks like a snake ready to strike. They do not have external nares (nostrils) and breathe solely through their epiglottis, via small opercula at the corners of the beak.

The anhinga is placed in the darter family, Anhingidae, and is closely related to the Oriental (Anhinga melanogaster), African (Anhinga rufa), and Australasian (Anhinga novaehollandiae) darters. Like other darters, the anhinga hunts by spearing fish and other small prey using its sharp, slender beak.

Members of the Anhinga genus live in warm, shallow waters and swamplands worldwide. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:04

United States · 2022

Begging call0:09

United States · 2011

Call0:42

Colombia · 2021

Global Distribution

Where it is recorded most Our parks where it lives Our cities where it livesIn captivity: 5 zoos & centres

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~90%
2	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	~70%
3	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	~70%
4	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~60%
5	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~50%
6	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~50%
7	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
8	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
9	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
10	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~30%
11	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
12	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
13	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~20%
14	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	~20%
15	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
16	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
17	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
18	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
19	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
20	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
21	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
22	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
23	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
24	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
25	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
26	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
27	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
28	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
29	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
31	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
33	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
34	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
35	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
36	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
37	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
38	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
39	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
40	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
41	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
42	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
43	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
44	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
45	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
46	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
47	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
48	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
49	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
50	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%

Cities Where Found

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	~40%
2	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	~40%
3	Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
4	Campinas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
5	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
6	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
7	Guayaquil	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
8	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
9	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
10	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Zoo Miami	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Audubon Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Gatorland	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Bali Bird Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity

Closest Relatives at New York City

Phalacrocorax auritus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Phalacrocorax carbo

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Morus bassanus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Sula leucogaster

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Turdus migratorius

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Passer domesticus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Cardinalis cardinalis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Zenaida macroura

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Sturnus vulgaris

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Cyanocitta cristata

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Anas platyrhynchos

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

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Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Anhinga in New York City?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Anhinga sighting in New York City on a given day, based on 386 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 251st most-seen of the 359 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Anhinga in New York City?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Anhinga in New York City on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see an Anhinga?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Anhinga sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is New York City the best place to see an Anhinga?

24th of 27

Of the 27 cities where we can rate Anhinga sightings, New York City ranks 24th at under 5%. The best odds are in Miami (United States, about 40%), Orlando (United States, about 40%) and Goiânia (Brazil, about 20%).

Where does the Anhinga sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Anhinga is recorded against all the birds logged in New York City (386 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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Anhinga

About the Anhinga

Sounds

Recent sightings of Anhinga in New York City

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Closest Relatives at New York City

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Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Anhinga in New York City?

When is the best time to see an Anhinga in New York City?

What time of day is best to see an Anhinga?

Is New York City the best place to see an Anhinga?

Where does the Anhinga sighting chance come from?