what is the difference of a anhinga and cormorant?

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what is the difference of a anhinga and cormorant?

2007-01-11 00:40:04 · 2 answers · asked by KARLA V 1 in Environment

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Anhinga have longer necks and rather than a hooked bill, have a sharped pointed bill. Otherwise, the two birds are related.

2007-01-11 00:44:56 · answer #1 · answered by Joy M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The two are closely related. The anhinga has a sharp pointed bill and a flexible neck. The neck gives it its alternative name "snake bird". The bill is used to spear fish which the anhinga then throws into the air catching it head first for swallowing.

Cormorants have a long hooked beak for catching fish.

2007-01-11 00:46:20 · answer #2 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋