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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Brandt's Cormorant
Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Order
SULIFORMES
Family
Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
Code 4
BRAC
Code 6
PHAPEN
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
Hooked Seabird
Eye Color:
Brown in juveniles; Green at maturity.
Head pattern:
Plain, Crested or plumed
Crown Color:
Black
Forehead Color:
Black
Nape Color:
Black
Throat Color:
Black and sometimes buff in breeding birds.
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
89 cm (35 in)
Weight:
2086 g (73.6 oz)
Size:
Very Large (32 - 72 in)
Color Primary:
Black, Sheen or Iridescence
Underparts:
Black
Upperparts:
Black
Back Pattern:
Solid
Belly Pattern:
Solid
Breast Pattern:
Solid
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
Strong direct flight with powerful rapid wing beats.
Wingspan Range:
124 cm (49 in)
Wing Shape:
Tapered-Wings
Tail shape:
Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern:
Solid
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