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[[Image:Neotropic_or_Olivaceous_Cormorant.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by Aracari <br/>Location:  Sao Paulo Botanical Gardens
 
[[Image:Neotropic_or_Olivaceous_Cormorant.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by Aracari <br/>Location:  Sao Paulo Botanical Gardens

Revision as of 05:20, 28 July 2008

Alternative names: Neotropical Cormorant; Olivaceous Cormorant

Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Photo by Aracari
Location: Sao Paulo Botanical Gardens

Identification

L. 64 cm
W. 100 cm
Weight 1-1.5 kg

  • Black
  • Yellow-brown throat patch

Breeding

  • White tufts on the sides of the head
  • Throat patch develops a white edge

Juvenile

Brownish

Distribution

United States

Taxonomy

Habitat

Behaviour

Diet

Includes small fish, but will also eat tadpoles, frogs, and aquatic insects.

Breeding

The nest is a platform of sticks with a depression in the centre circled with twigs and grass. Up to 5 chalky, bluish-white eggs are laid and are incubated by both parents for about 25–30 days.


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