The Great Cormorant [ Pictures for Easy Identification]

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Introduction

What the Great Cormorant Looks Like

The Great Cormorant has overall_color color of blackish and white and yellowish.

The Great Cormorant has above_color color of blackish and white and yellowish.

The Great Cormorant has head color of blackish.

The Great Cormorant has face color of blackish.

The Great Cormorant has below_color color of blackish and white.

The Great Cormorant has undertail color of blackish.

The Great Cormorant has back color of blackish.

The Great Cormorant has bill color of whitish and yellowish.

The Great Cormorant has wing color of blackish.

The Great Cormorant has belly color of blackish and white.

The Great Cormorant has tail color of blackish.

The Great Cormorant has chest color of blackish.

The Great Cormorant has leg color of whitish.

The Great Cormorant has neck color of blackish and white.

Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Great Cormorant

The length of the Great Cormorant is from 33.1 inches to 35.4 inches (84.1 cm to 89.9 cm).

The weight of the Great Cormorant is from 91.7 ounces to 130.5 ounces (2599.6 grams to 3699.6 grams).

The wingspan of the Great Cormorant is from 51.2 inches to 63.0 inches (130.0 cm to 160.0 cm).

Pictures of the Great Cormorant

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Great Cormorant, Aalscholver 10-2-21 by Bas van Oorschot, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Great Cormorant, Great_cormorants_trio by EgorZhuravliov, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Great Cormorant, Corvo-marinho, Great Cormorant by Luiz Lapa, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Great Cormorant, Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo, Storskarv by blondinrikard, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Great Cormorant, Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo, Storskarv by blondinrikard, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Great Cormorant, Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo, Storskarv by blondinrikard, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Great Cormorant, #8293 Great cormorant by Rmonty119, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Great Cormorant
adult Great Cormorant, Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) by Lip Kee, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Great Cormorant
adult Great Cormorant, DSC00632 – White-breasted Cormorant by archer10 (Dennis), from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Great Cormorant
adult Great Cormorant, European Shag by Carlos Eduardo Joos, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Great Cormorant
adult Great Cormorant, European Shag by Carlos Eduardo Joos, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Great Cormorant
juvenile Great Cormorant, Great Cormorant [2/100] by timsackton, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Great Cormorant
juvenile Great Cormorant, Cool cormorant by Phil Gayton, from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Great Cormorant
flock Great Cormorant, Water birds in Minneriya National Park by wallygrom, from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Great Cormorant
flock Great Cormorant, Birds on branches by wallygrom, from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Great Cormorant
flock Great Cormorant, Cormorants by wallygrom, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Great Cormorant
flight Great Cormorant, Great Cormorant taking flight by USFWS Headquarters, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Great Cormorant
flight Great Cormorant, Great cormorant in flight by . Christian Ferrer ., from flickr, licensed under CC
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flight Great Cormorant, The Magnificent Frigatebird! by Thomas James Caldwell, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Great Cormorant
flight Great Cormorant, Great cormorant by Jevgenijs Slihto, from flickr, licensed under CC
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flight Great Cormorant, cormoran en vuelo – great cormorant in flight by ferran pestana, from flickr, licensed under CC

Feeding Behavior of the Great Cormorant

Most foraging is within 10` of surface, although can dive to 30`.

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What the Great Cormorant Likes to Eat

The Great Cormorant feeds on the following:

  • fish
  • crustaceans
  • marine worms

Where To Find the Great Cormorant

You can find the Great Cormorant in the following habitats:

  • Sea cliffs (nesting)
  • coastal