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Microcarbo africanus
Small long-tailed cormorant, some 50-60 cm in height; African resident and breeder. Dark glossy green with some silvery scales on wings; and black legs. It sports a crest, yellow bill, white chin and red-eye.
Observed for over half-hour, perched like this over a small pond. Seen in marshy parts of Mukuvisi forest, a protected savanna reserve in Harare city.
Spotted on Jan 21, 2018
Submitted on Jan 21, 2018
4 Comments
Wow! Many thanks for SOTD - being on travel until recently, I missed it completely...
Great series Zlatan,congrats on the SOTD and thanks for sharing
Beautiful work Zlatan. Thank you and congratulations.
Congratulations Zlatan, your Reed Cormorant has been chosen to illustrate World Wetlands Day:
"Today is World Wetlands Day! World Wetlands Day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands, or Ramsar Convention, on February 2, 1971. World Wetlands Day was established to help raise awareness about the importance of wetlands for all ecosystems. World Wetlands Day 2018 has a special highlight on the need for effective conservation of urban wetlands.
Find out more about World Wetlands Day here: https://buff.ly/2E7v11d ".
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