Anhinga

Anhinga anhinga

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

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

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Tikal National Park

1 Verified sightings at Tikal National Park From 2019 to 2026

30,908 Verified sightings across all 70 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. The American anhinga has been subdivided into two subspecies, A. a. anhinga and A. a. leucogaster, based on their respective location. A. a. anhinga can be found mainly east of the Andes in South America, east to the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. A... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

LC Endemic

Fregata magnificens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	~70%
2	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~60%
3	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~60%
4	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~50%
5	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~40%
6	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
7	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~30%
8	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
9	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
10	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
11	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~20%
12	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
13	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
14	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	~10%
15	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
16	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
17	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
18	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
19	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
20	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
21	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
22	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
23	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
24	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
25	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
26	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
27	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
28	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
29	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
30	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
33	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
34	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
35	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
36	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
37	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
38	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
39	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
40	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
41	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
42	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
43	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
44	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
45	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
46	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
47	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
48	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
49	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
50	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
51	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
52	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
53	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
54	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
55	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
56	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
57	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
58	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
59	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
60	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
61	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
62	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
63	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
64	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
65	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
66	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
67	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
68	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
69	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
70	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data

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Anhinga

About the Anhinga

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

Magnificent Frigatebird

Bigua cormorant

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found