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Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
55.6265, 12.1857
Field Notes
Description:
The brownish one on the first photo is an immature bird.
Habitat:
Semi-rural, lake
Notes:
The Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), known as the Great Black Cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the Black Cormorant in Australia, the Large Cormorant in India and the Black Shag further south in New Zealand, is a widespread member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It breeds in much of the Old World and the Atlantic coast of North America.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2013
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