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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. It breeds in much of the Old World and the Atlantic coast of North America.

Habitat:

In the Allwetterzoo, Münster, Germany

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1 Comment

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Nice one!

Brinschk
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Brinschk

Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Spotted on Apr 30, 2010
Submitted on Feb 10, 2013

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