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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Some authorities consider the White-breasted Cormorant of Africa to be a separate species ''Phalacrocorax lucidus'' (Lepage, 2007). | Some authorities consider the White-breasted Cormorant of Africa to be a separate species ''Phalacrocorax lucidus'' (Lepage, 2007). |
Revision as of 08:59, 16 April 2008
- Phalacrocorax carbo
AKA White-breasted Cormorant (see taxonomy)
Identification
Distribution
Almost worldwide; absent from Antarctica, South America and much of North America.
Taxonomy
Some authorities consider the White-breasted Cormorant of Africa to be a separate species Phalacrocorax lucidus (Lepage, 2007).
Habitat
Behaviour
Bird Song
<flashmp3>Phalacrocorax carbo (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
Lepage D. 2007. Avibase. Searches for Phalacrocorax carbo and Phalacrocorax lucidus downloaded 17 September 2007.