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Cormorant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The bird family Phalacrocoracidae is represented by some 40 species of cormorants and shags . Several different classifications of the family have been proposed recently, and the number of genera ...
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Double-crested Cormorant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Double-crested Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax auritus ) is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It occurs along inland waterways as well as in coastal areas, and is widely distributed acro...
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Phalacrocorax auritus ORDER: PELECANIFORMES FAMILY: PHALACROCORACIDAE ... IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern ... Red-faced and Pelagic cormorants smaller and slimmer, with much smaller bills and red facial skin...
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www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Double-Crested_Cormorant/id
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Double-Crested_Cormorant/id
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A presentation of bird photographs, songs, identification tips, distribution maps, and life history information for North American birds, and a forum for commentary and discussion on birds. ... Length: 27 inches Wingspan: 50 inches ... Large, dark waterbird with a long, hooked bill and long tail...
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www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i1200id.html
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Cormorants have a body length of two to 3 ft. long , with heavy, generally dark plumage and their eyes are green. The feet are webbed, the bill is long with the upper mandible terminally hooked. ... Being excellent swimmers, Cormorants chase fish underwater. In the Orient they are used by fisherman who collar the leashed...
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www.animaltrial.com/cormorantbird.html
www.animaltrial.com/cormorantbird.html
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Cormorants are very sociable year-round and almost always nest in colonies. They require undisturbed nesting sites with a convenient food supply, and usually build their nests (consisting of sticks and other drift material) on the ground - on rocks, islets, cliff tops and ledges - or in trees near water.
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www.on.ec.gc.ca/wildlife/factsheets/fs_cormorants-e.htm...
www.on.ec.gc.ca/wildlife/factsheets/fs_cormorants-e.html
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The double-crested cormorant is a little more than two feet long with a wingspan of about four feet. It has dark brown to black feathers, a long hooked bill with an orange throat pouch, a long tail, and webbed black feet. ... Adults have tufts of feathers over their eyes. Males and females ... ; Characteristics; Range; Habitat;
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www.nhptv.org/natureworks/doublecorm.htm
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Welcome to the site on Double-crested Cormorants. Here you can learn how to identify and locate such a bird. You will also learn about its breeding and nesting behaviour, and the developmental process of a nestling.
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www.science.mcmaster.ca/Biology/Harbour/SPECIES/CORMRNT...
www.science.mcmaster.ca/Biology/Harbour/SPECIES/CORMRNT/CORMRNT.HTM
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