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Brandt's cormorant

Phalacrocorax penicillatus

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Brandt's Cormorant

Phalacrocorax penicillatus

brandt's cormorant

Phalacrocorax penicillatus

Comments (6)

Definitely a Bradnt's. Double-crested are orange on the bill, not the throat (also, the color on this bird is not orange).
Also the orange callr you're see in is the tan I brlieve. Brandt's only have that blue throat when they are in peek breeding plumage and even then it is hard to see. This bird is in non-breeding plumage.
Yeah it's a Brandt's note the tan coloring near the base of the bill (unique with Brandt's) and the lack of any yeally/orange facial skin. I don't believe having brown coloring on the chest is a field mark but I could be wrong.
Also the chest seems brown and Brant's are black all over
are you sure? Looks more like a Double-crested with the orange. Brant's are blue
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PublishedMarch 24, 2016

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