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double-crested cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

Photo by Jeff Dreier
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Field Notes

Description:

Large and dark. At close range, orange throat patch is visible. Juveniles have pale gray on the chest.

Habitat:

Shorelines of ocean, bays, rivers and lakes.

Notes:

Only North American cormorant commonly observed inland. We have three species on West Coast. Brandt's and Pelagic cormorants are strictly marine.

Reference Links:

Double-crested Cormorant, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Orni…

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