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Cormorants

Cormorants

6 Bird Species
Brandt's Cormorant

Brandt's Cormorant

Similar in length, but slightly slimmer overall than Double-crested Cormorant. In flight, they hold their necks straighter; neck and head more streamlined than Double-crested. Adults are all black. During nesting season, they show some greenish iridescence, a bright azure blue throat pouch, and may h more...

Length: 80 cm Wingspan: 120 cm

Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

The size of a small goose with a long neck and moderately long square tail. Rides much lower in water than waterfowl because feathering is less water-repellent. The bill is rather thin and has a slight hook at the tip. Gets its name from two rows of lateral crown feathers that are only present during more...

Length: 75 cm Wingspan: 130 cm

Great Cormorant

Great Cormorant

Large mostly black water bird. Head large and blocky. Long and sturdy bill with hooked tip. Dark feet; relatively short, square tail. Breeding adults mostly black. Sides of head have white plumes. Yellow (bare skin) gular pouch is bordered by white throat feathering. Upper parts somewhat glossy, with more...

Length: 91 cm Wingspan: 160 cm

Neotropic Cormorant

Neotropic Cormorant

Looks like a miniature Double-crested, with yellow throat patch and base to the noticeably shorter bill. All black adults have a diagnostic narrow white border around the yellow throat and may show several short white plumes on the cheek during the nesting season. Immatures are darker brown below tha more...

Length: 65 cm Wingspan: 100 cm

Pelagic Cormorant

Pelagic Cormorant

This species is recognized by its small slender build and overall dark coloring. The long snake-like neck is held straight in flight. The small head sports a pencil-thin bill. In breeding plumage, shows short crests on the crown and the nape, and thin white plumes along the neck. Red facial skin is l more...

Length: 51 cm Wingspan: 99 cm

Red-faced Cormorant

Red-faced Cormorant

This species most closely resembles Pelagic Cormorant, with which it often associates. Red-faced Cormorants have thicker necks and slightly thicker bills. On adults, red facial skin covers the forehead and surrounds the eyes. The bill is yellowish, with blue at the gape. Red-faced shares the greenish more...

Length: 71 cm Wingspan: 117 cm

  • Brandt's Cormorant

    Brandt's Cormorant

    8 Photographs
  • Double-crested Cormorant

    Double-crested Cormorant

    18 Photographs
  • Great Cormorant

    Great Cormorant

    5 Photographs
  • Neotropic Cormorant

    Neotropic Cormorant

    13 Photographs
  • Pelagic Cormorant

    Pelagic Cormorant

    13 Photographs
  • Red-faced Cormorant

    Red-faced Cormorant

    3 Photographs

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Non-vegetated Areas

0 species

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Salt Water

6 species

Brandt's Cormorant

Brandt's Cormorant

Phalacrocorax penicillatus

Open Ocean, Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Beaches
Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Saltmarshes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Southern Wooded Swamps
Great Cormorant

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Lakes Resevoirs
Neotropic Cormorant

Neotropic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Pelagic Cormorant

Pelagic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax pelagicus

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs
Red-faced Cormorant

Red-faced Cormorant

Phalacrocorax urile

Open Ocean, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs
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Human-altered Areas

1 species

Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Saltmarshes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Southern Wooded Swamps
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Fresh Water

3 species

Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Saltmarshes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Southern Wooded Swamps
Great Cormorant

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Coastal Cliffs, Lakes Resevoirs
Neotropic Cormorant

Neotropic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Estuaries and Bays, Saltmarshes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
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Grassland and Scrubland

0 species

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Forest and Woodlands

0 species

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