Phalacrocorax carbo

Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Great cormorant

photo by Fenwick, David

Family:	Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants)
Max. size:	101 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 2,500.0 g
Environment:	others; freshwater; marine
Distribution:	Indo-West Pacific, Mediterranean, Arctic and Atlantic. Subtropical to polar.
Diagnosis:	Culmen: 6.96 cm; tarsus: 7.4 cm; wing: 35.7 cm.
Biology:	Total Length: 80 to 101 cm; Wingspan: 130 to 160 cm (Ref. 8812). Found on beach and shoreline (Ref. 116102). A coastal species (Ref. 356). Largely dependent on freshwater and terrestrial environments. Feeds mostly on non-fish vertebrate prey (Ref. 95711). Displays pursuit-diving behavior (Ref. 356). In the North Sea off the coasts of Scotland and northern England, is known to partially feed on the sand eel, Ammodytes marinus (Ref. 95711).
IUCN Red List Status:	(LC); Date assessed: 09 August 2018 Ref. 123251)
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