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neotropic cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
29.5669, -94.3935
Field Notes
Description:
spotted at high island rookery during breeding season.
•Large, dark waterbird.
•Long body and long neck.
•Medium-sized bill is blunt or hooked at tip.
•Purplish black plumage.
•Throat and base of bill yellowish.
Habitat:
Various wetlands, including fresh, brackish, and saltwater habitats. Nests and roosts mostly in trees, but also on cliffs and human-made structures.
Notes:
The Neotropic Cormorant is the only cormorant known to plunge-dive into water to catch fish. Unlike gannets and boobies, it does not dive from great heights, restricting its dives to less than a half-meter (1.75 feet) over the water. It is not particularly successful with this technique, catching a fish only once in every six to ten plunges.
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PublishedMay 8, 2013
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