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Phalacrocorax brasilianus Cor·a
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Photo: B. Hallett
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Phalacrocorax brasilianus Cor·a
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Photo: B. Hallett
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A large, dark, diving bird; smaller and more narrow-billed than the Double-crested Cormorant. Length: 58-73 cm.; weight: 1,814 g. Breeds on Cuba, and in the Bahamas, and from Louisiana south through Central America to southern Argentina. A rare visitor to wetlands in Puerto Rico. TAXONOMY: PELECANIFORMES; PHALACROCORACIDAE. It was formerly called the Olivaceous Cormorant. |
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