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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Neotropic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Order
SULIFORMES
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, Crested or plumed
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
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BODY
Length Range:
64-66 cm (25-26 in)
Weight:
1270 g (44.8 oz)
Size:
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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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X