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Great cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

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Field Notes

Description:

The Great Cormorant is a large black bird. It has a longish tail and yellow throat-patch. Adults have white thigh patches in the breeding season. Green eyes.

Habitat:

The Great Cormorant breeds mainly on coasts, nesting on cliffs or in trees. Here we find them wintering in lakes and rivers.

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Great Cormorant

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Comments (2)
The MnMs
Karen, it was on top of a castle..it was a nice sight :-)

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PublishedFebruary 5, 2012

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