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Phalacrocorax carbo |
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Family: cormorants |
Order: Pelecaniformes |
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Great cormorant |
Grand Cormoran |
Cormorán grande |
Kormoran |
Migrant or partial migrant in most northerly populations, but sedentary or dispersive throughout most of range;
migrants frequently winter within breeding range of species. Race sinensis fairly migratory, but variable with
region and year: W populations move S towards Mediterranean, wintering inland and on coast, and reaching
Persian Gulf. Nominate carbo widely dispersive, wintering mainly on coasts around breeding areas, though many
inland in Ireland; populations of N North America and Greenland regularly move S, reaching New Jersey and
sometimes Florida. In Australia, movements essentially nomadic and dispersive, related to cycles of flooding and
drought. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1992)
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(Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel) |