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Neotropic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Photo by LauraMark
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Field Notes

Notes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neotropic_Cormorant

Species ID Suggestions

Neotropic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Reference Link
bayucca
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Darter

Anhinga

Reference Link
MartinL
1

Comments (5)
bayucca
Looks in my eyes more like a Neotropic cormorant. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/17026305 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Phalacrocorax_brasilianus_(Costa_Rica).jpg
LauraMark
I think i may have found it! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neotropic_Cormorant
LauraMark
...but then again.. the darter seems larger than my bird, and the darters neck is longer than my bird beak is a little more hooked as well.
LauraMark
Aha! Well, it will make sense why I can't find it! That's very interesting, and now you draw my attention to it, I've noticed that on most of my photos of it, it's swimming with body under water. For some reason I can't enter your link? Thanks :)
MartinL
I think you have a Darter (snakebird) http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/19539331 Easily confused, the darter swims with body underwater while the cormorant is above water. The male is black and the female is grey and white like my image.

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