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Phalacrocorax auritus albociliatus
I have seen so many double crested cormorants in the last year,but never really did understand why they were called double crested. I never really saw any crests. Looks like the crests are more prominent in the breeding season. if you look carefully at this cormorant it has a crest on each side of it's head ,almost like a pair of horns.. This cormorant is smaller than the ones I see usually at this pond
Emma, according to Clements the sub-species "albociliatus" is the only one on the pacific side south of Alaska and west of Utah so it would seem to fit.
Link to Clements: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementsche...
Donna ,Liam I think that this on ei s "Phalacrocorax auritus albociliatus"
any thoughts?.
as you spotted it on the pacific coast, and as it is the smallest you have seen, I would guess this is Phalacrocorax auritus albociliatus.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalacrocor...
Thank you Xia. While i think the same ,there are 5 sub species. This on eseem sto be smaller than the ones I see normally.
Spotted on Apr 7, 2012
Submitted on Apr 7, 2012
