Pelagic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax pelagicus

Order

PELECANIFORMES

Family

Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)

Code 4

PECO

Code 6

PHAPEL

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Hooked Seabird
Eye Color: Brown in juveniles, becoming yellow-green to deep sea-green in pre-breeding adults.
Head Pattern: Plain, Crested or plumed, Eyering
Crown Color: Black with metallic green sheen.
Forehead Color: Black with metallic green sheen.
Nape Color: Black with metallic green sheen.
Throat Color: Black with metallic green sheen and red patch.
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 66-74 cm (26-29 in)
Weight: 2040 g (72 oz)
Size: 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary: Green, Black, Sheen or Iridescence
Underparts: Black
Upperparts: Black with metallic green sheen.
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Direct flight with rapid wing beats., Graceful.
Wingspan Range: 102 cm (40 in)
Wing Shape: Tapered-Wings
Tail Shape: Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Black with metallic green sheen.
Under Tail: Black
Leg Color: Black

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