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On the picture
above you may observe darters and pelicans along the beautiful
sandy beach. Darters are also known under the name of snake
birds. There is nowadays four species still alive. They are
often called snake birds because of their long neck which is
also thin. When they are swimming in water they really look like
snakes if the body is not seen. Usually the male darters have a
dark brown or black plumage and females do not have so dark
plumage. Darters are birds that are mostly found in tropical or
subtropical areas. Often their habitat is in rivers, lagoons,
bays, estuaries and lakes. They often get in a group together
which can be up to one hundred but during breeding season they
like to have their own territory. The main food of the darters
is fish. The four living species are Oriental Darter, Australian
Darter, African Darter and Anhinga. There were extinct species
which were found in Australia and Mauritius but they are only
known from their fossils. The Darters are close relatives to
pelicans. |
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