Least ConcernGreat Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
One of the 13 cormorants on WAnimals
Birds · Suliformes · Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax auritus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The double-crested cormorant is the most widespread cormorant in North America, black with a bare orange throat and two tufts of feathers over the eyes during the breeding season. Its population collapsed in the middle of the twentieth century because of DDT and has recovered spectacularly since the pesticide was banned, to the point that it now causes conflict with fisheries and aquaculture in the United States and Canada.
Weight
1.2 kg – 2.5 kg
Size
70 cm – 90 cm
Life expectancy
22 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Colony
Lives in large concentrations, often for breeding reasons.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Sources consulted: https://www.iucnredlist.org/ | https://animaldiversity.org/ | https://es.wikipedia.org/
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 53.
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The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
