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Anhinga melanogaster
Long, snake-like neck; pointed long bill; tail is fan shaped; breeding adults have dark brown crown and hind neck; Streaked and mottled with silvery-grey on back and wings; white stripe on sides of upper neck; chin and upper throat are white Photo taken at Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
Fresh water lakes; jheels (ponds), reservoirs, rivers and marshes
Info taken from: 1.Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh By – Bikram Grewal, Sumit Sen, Sarwandeep Singh, Nikhil Devasar and Garima Bhatia 2.Birds of the Indian Subcontinent By – Richard Grimmett, Carl Inskipp and Tim Inskipp
Spotted on Feb 26, 2019
Submitted on Mar 11, 2019
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Wow Karan! Great shot! Love the plumage!