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Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

Photo by Darren Larkin
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

lake

Reference Links:

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

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
LauraMaria
No problem Darren! It's what Project Noah is here for :D
Darren Larkin
Thanks Laura :) I wasn't sure but my friend whom I was with at the time was sure. I didn't think so based on wiki but from what you say, it definitely is not a kingfisher. :)
LauraMaria
Darren, this is a cormorant rather than a kingfisher :) Kingfishers are very small, and cormorants have those long necks. It's hard to tell from the angle, but it's probably a double-crested cormorant! They're lovely birds, and I love how you've captured some of its behaviour! http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Double-crested_Cormorant/id
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2011

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