A remarkably rare bird was spotted in Maine, far from its home in Central and South America — possibly for the very first time, wildlife officials said. A lucky wildlife enthusiast captured a ...

Today we meet the anhinga, a long-necked bird who’s adept at swimming and spearing fish and is sometimes confused with being a snake. The anhinga’s scientific name, (Anhinga anhinga), gets right to ...

A lone anhinga, a name that means “devil bird” in the language of the Tupi people of Brazil, was spotted far from its traditional range. A 2022 study by scientists the National Audubon Society ...