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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Almost worldwide; absent from [[Antarctica]], [[South America]] and much of [[North America]]. | + | Almost worldwide; absent from [[Antarctica]], [[South America]] and much of [[North America]]. In North America found north of Nova Scotia in breeding season. Winters south to Florida along the coast. Also winters in small numbers in Lake Ontario. |
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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 11:30, 20 July 2008
- Phalacrocorax carbo
AKA White-breasted Cormorant (see taxonomy)
Identification
Distribution
Almost worldwide; absent from Antarctica, South America and much of North America. In North America found north of Nova Scotia in breeding season. Winters south to Florida along the coast. Also winters in small numbers in Lake Ontario.
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>
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References
Lepage D. 2007. Avibase. Searches for Phalacrocorax carbo and Phalacrocorax lucidus downloaded 17 September 2007.
