Species Microcarbo coronatus (Wahlberg, 1855) (Crowned cormorant)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- order: Suliformes
  • --- family: Phalacrocoracidae
  • ---- species: Microcarbo coronatus
Characteristics:carnivore; body-length: 50 cm; black plumage; short tail; orange face and throat in breeding season; long erectile crest on the forehead
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References:Sinclair 1994: 50
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