Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus [Lesson, 1831] |
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Order:
Pelecaniformes
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Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 780 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
undetermined recorded in Britain (of 5 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
82 cm
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Wingspan: 128 cm |
Weight:
M: 2.5 kg F: 2.1 kg
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: phalakros=bald + korax=the raven and L.: aurus=ear |
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World Distribution:
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North America, n Mexico & n,w West Indies |
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Habitat:
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Lakes, rivers, swamp and coastal |
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Diet:
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Mostly fish (generally up to 15cm) |
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TitBit:
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Large pebbles are occasionally found in cormorant nests, and the cormorants treat them as eggs. |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Cleveland, 1989
(Williams, T.J. 1996. British Birds 89:163-170)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
1
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
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North-east England:
Cleveland
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Řreskarv | Dutch: Geoorde Aalscholver |
| Finnish: | French: Cormoran ŕ aigrettes |
| German: Ohrenscharbe | Hungarian: |
| Icelandic: | Irish: Broigheall Cluasach |
| Italian: Marangone dalla doppia cresta | Norwegian: Totoppskarv |
| Polish: Kormoran rogaty | Portuguese: |
| Spanish: Cormorán orejudo | Swedish: Öronskarv |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Hillcoat, B. et al. 2001 BWP Update 2:193-196 | |
| Johnsgard, P. 1993 Cormorants, darters and pelicans of the world Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington [598.45 JON] | |
| Nelson, J.B. 2005 Pelicans, Cormorants and their allies Oxford University Press [598.45 NEL] | |
| See Also: | |
Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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