Neotropic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Order

PELECANIFORMES

Family

Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)

Code 4

NECO

Code 6

PHABRA

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Hooked Seabird
Eye Color: Color poorly documented in non-breeding adults, but believed brown; Adults, emerald green to light blue-green.
Head Pattern: Plain
Crown Color: Black
Forehead Color: Black
Nape Color: Black with white tufts.
Throat Color: Black with strip of white at base of bill.
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 64-66 cm (25-26 in)
Weight: 1270 g (44.8 oz)
Size: 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary: Black, Sheen or Iridescence
Underparts: Black
Upperparts: Black
Back Pattern: Mottled
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Strong direct flight with powerful rapid wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 102 cm (40 in)
Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
Tail Shape: Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid black
Upper Tail: Black
Under Tail: Black
Leg Color: Black

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