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Phalacrocorax nigrogularis Ogilvie-Grant & Forbes, 1899 Family: cormorants Order: Pelecaniformes print version
Socotra cormorant Cormoran de Socotra Cormorán de Socotra Sokotrascharbe
Migration: range extension

Verbreitungskarte von Phalacrocorax nigrogularis Migratory or dispersive; poorly known. Disperses over Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea, where occurs all year round, reaching Gulf of Aden; vagrant to Red Sea coasts of E Africa in Somalia and Ethiopia, and also W India. Also performs some movements connected with feeding; moves in flocks, sometimes enormous; sometimes interpreted as migration.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1992)


Regions: South & Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, West & Central Asia
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(Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel)