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Revision as of 15:58, 12 September 2020
- Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Identification
68cm
- Black body
- White plumes on neck and back
- Blue throat patch during breeding season
- Long, hooked bill
- Long tail
Juvenile: brownish-black
Distribution
Pacific coast of North America from southern Alaska to Baja California.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Open sea, rocky islands for breeding.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes fish.
Breeding
Nests are large and untidy, made of terrestrial plants or seaweed, placed on the ground or on rocky outcrops.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 2019. Brandt%27s_Cormorant in: All About Birds. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/ Accessed on 12 September 2020
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brandt's Cormorant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brandt%27s_Cormorant
