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Double Crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

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26.4545, -82.1006

Field Notes

Description:

large brown water bird, able to dive underwater due to little oil in its feathers

Habitat:

waters with fish

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
Liam
And the Australian counterpart of the Anhinga would be the Darter :)
Liam
It's a Double-Crested Cormorant. The Anhinga would show a slimmer head and white-barred wings.
hg_williams3
looks like a type of grebe but u describe it as large so im not sure

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PublishedSeptember 27, 2011

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