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Great cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Description:

The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), known as the great black cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the black cormorant in Australia, the large cormorant in India and the black shag further south in New Zealand, is a widespread member of the cormorant family of seabirds.

Habitat:

This is a very common and widespread bird species. It feeds on the sea, in estuaries, and on freshwater lakes and rivers. Northern birds migrate south and winter along any coast that is well-supplied with fish.

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Ricardo Salgueiro
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Ricardo Salgueiro

Portugal

Spotted on Jan 20, 2015
Submitted on Jan 20, 2015

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