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Phalacrocorax carbo Linnaeus, 1758
Nomenclature
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Family: PhalacrocoracidaeGenus: Phalacrocorax
Species:
Phalacrocorax carbo Linnaeus, 1758
Usage:
valid
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Great Cormorant, Common/Large (Black) Cormorant
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SUMMARY
It is almost entirely black in plumage, apart from a white and yellow chin and a small white patch on each thigh (absent in winter). The bill is grey and the legs and feet are black. Young birds resemble the adults but are more dusky-brown.