Breeding adult © Justin Goldberg eBird S46935482 Macaulay Library ML 106213401
Nonbreeding adult/immature © Santiago Caballero Carrera
Breeding adult © Éric Francois Roualet
Breeding adult © Holger Teichmann
Nonbreeding adult/immature © Ghislain Gosse
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Nonbreeding adult/immature © Holger Teichmann
© Brett Gleitsmann

Afrikai kárókatona Microcarbo africanus

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Identification

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A small, speckle-backed cormorant that is common and widespread in fresh water. The adult is blackish with a short black crest above the bill. Immatures are brownish with paler underparts. Although they share the same habitat with Great Cormorant, Long-tailed Cormorants can be separated by their much smaller size, red eyes, and proportionately longer tails. Generally, Long-tailed Cormorant avoids the marine habitats of the similar-looking Crowned Cormorant, which has a larger crest, an unspeckled back, and a shorter tail.

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