Socotra Cormorant

• Its feeding flocks are among the largest concentrations of seabirds in the world: columns of tens of thousands of birds advancing over the sea on fronts several kilometres wide in pursuit of fish shoals.
• Despite being named after Socotra, almost its entire population breeds on islands in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, and its presence on the island it is named for is marginal.
• Urban and port development around the Gulf has destroyed several of its historic colonies, and its population has fallen markedly over recent decades.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (bird)

Habitat and environment

The waters of the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea; it breeds on coastal islands

Sexual maturity

3 years

Gestation / incubation

28 days of incubation

Litter / clutch size

3 eggs

Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Phalacrocorax nigrogularis

The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.