Great cormorant

The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds.It is also known as the great black cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the black cormorant in Australia, the large cormorant in India and the black shag in New Zealand.  It is a large black bird which breeds in much of the Old World and the Atlantic coast of North America. There is a lot of variation in its size in different parts of the world.Weight is reported to vary from Ribak, Gal; Weihs, Daniel & Arad, Zeev 2005. Water retention in the plumage of diving great cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis. Journal of Avian Biology 36 (2): 89.  to .Cormorant, in Canadian Encyclopedia.  

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Category:Cormorants