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Black-faced cormorant

Phalacrocorax fuscescens

Photo by CharliePrice
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Field Notes

Description:

The Black-faced Cormorant is a large pied (black and white) cormorant with a naked black face. The upper parts are also black, the underparts are white, with a black mark on each thigh. The bill is dark grey, and the eyes are blue-green. The legs and feet are black.

Habitat:

Black-faced Cormorants frequent coastal waters and are found in flocks in large bays, deep inlets, rocky headlands and islands.

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PublishedOctober 22, 2014

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