Approximate Hatch Weights:
Order: Suliformes
Family: Anhingidae
Common Name: Anhingas
Region: Eastern
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: Naked then gray/tan down then white down
Skin Color: Yellow then pink and black
Bill: Long and straight and black
Foot Type: Totipalmate
Gape: Gray to pink
Gape Flanges:
Iris: Black to gray
Legs and Feet: Yellowish legs and feet
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Harmon_ANHInestlings.jpg)
Photo by Selimah Harmon
~4th Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Harmon_ANHIjuvies.jpg)
Photo by Selimah Harmon