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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Pelagic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax pelagicus
Order
SULIFORMES
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
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
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BODY
Length Range:
66-74 cm (26-29 in)
Weight:
2040 g (72 oz)
Size:
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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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X