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Phalacrocorax carbo
With breeding plumage. The Great Cormorant is a large black bird, from 70 to 102 cm in length and 121 to 160 cm wingspan. It has a longish tail and yellow throat-patch. Adults have white thigh patches in the breeding season. It can be distinguished from the Common Shag by its larger size, heavier build, thicker bill, lack of a crest and plumage without any green tinge. Great Cormorants are mostly silent, but they make various guttural noises at their breeding colonies.
Inland water reservoir of Tagus river. Parque Nacional de Monfragüe
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/320 sec.; f/10; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: 0 EV; Focal Length: 300.0 mm.
Spotted on Feb 1, 2014
Submitted on Feb 26, 2014
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