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    The spectacled cormorant or Pallas's cormorant (Urile perspicillatus) is an extinct marine bird of the cormorant family of seabirds that inhabited Bering...
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    maximum size 100 cm (39 in) and 5 kg (11 lb). The recently extinct spectacled cormorant (Urile perspicillatus) was rather larger, at an average size of 6...
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  • Thumbnail for Little cormorant
    The little cormorant (Microcarbo niger) is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds. Slightly smaller than the Indian cormorant it lacks a peaked head...
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    The Indian cormorant or Indian shag (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis) is a member of the cormorant family. It is found mainly along the inland waters of the...
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    cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the black cormorant in Australia, and the large cormorant in India, is a widespread member of the cormorant...
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  • Thumbnail for Socotra cormorant
    The Socotra cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) is a threatened species of cormorant that is endemic to the Persian Gulf and the south-east coast of...
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  • Thumbnail for Pelagic cormorant
    The pelagic cormorant (Urile pelagicus), also known as Baird's cormorant or violet-green cormorant, is a small member of the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae...
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  • Thumbnail for Reed cormorant
    The reed cormorant (Microcarbo africanus), also known as the long-tailed cormorant, is a bird in the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae. It breeds in...
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  • Thumbnail for Double-crested cormorant
    The double-crested cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) is a member of the cormorant family of water birds. It is found near rivers and lakes and in coastal...
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  • Thumbnail for Japanese cormorant
    The Japanese cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus), also known as Temminck's cormorant, is a cormorant native to the east Palearctic. It is migratory, and...
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  • Thumbnail for Flightless cormorant
    The flightless cormorant (Nannopterum harrisi), also known as the Galapagos cormorant, is a cormorant endemic to the Galapagos Islands, and an example...
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  • Thumbnail for Australian pied cormorant
    pied cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius), also known as the pied cormorant, pied shag, or great pied cormorant, is a medium-sized member of the cormorant family...
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    The white-breasted cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo lucidus) is a subspecies of the widely distributed great cormorant, formerly often considered to be...
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  • species of cormorants and shags which are distributed among seven genera. One species, spectacled cormorant (formerly called Pallas's cormorant), is extinct...
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  • Thumbnail for Neotropic cormorant
    The neotropic cormorant or olivaceous cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum) is a medium-sized cormorant found throughout the American tropics and subtropics...
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    The European shag or common shag (Gulosus aristotelis) is a species of cormorant. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Gulosus. It breeds around...
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    Urile pelagicus † Spectacled cormorant, Urile perspicillatus (extinct) Bank cormorant, Phalacrocorax neglectus Socotra cormorant, Phalacrocorax nigrogularis...
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  • Thumbnail for Pygmy cormorant
    The pygmy cormorant (Microcarbo pygmaeus) is a member of the Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant) family of seabirds. It breeds in south-eastern Europe and south-western...
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  • Thumbnail for Little pied cormorant
    The little pied cormorant, little shag or kawaupaka (Microcarbo melanoleucos) is a common species of Australasian waterbird, found around the coasts,...
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  • Thumbnail for Guanay cormorant
    The guanay cormorant or guanay shag (Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum) is a member of the cormorant family found on the Pacific coast of Peru and northern...
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  • Thumbnail for Brandt's cormorant
    Brandt's cormorant (Urile penicillatus) is a strictly marine bird of the cormorant family of seabirds that inhabits the Pacific coast of North America...
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    although large races in the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) can weigh up to 5.3 kg (12 lb). The spectacled cormorant of the North Pacific (Urile perspicillatus)...
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    cormorant (Poikilocarbo gaimardi), also known as the red-legged shag, red-footed cormorant, red-footed shag, Gaimard's cormorant and grey cormorant,...
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  • wood pigeon Spectacled barwing Spectacled bristle tyrant Spectacled bulbul †Spectacled cormorant Spectacled eider Spectacled finch Spectacled flowerpecker...
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  • Thumbnail for Black-faced cormorant
    The black-faced cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscescens), also known as the black-faced shag, is a medium-sized member of the cormorant family. Upperparts...
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  • Thumbnail for Little black cormorant
    The little black cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It is common in smaller rivers and lakes throughout...
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    Anhinga are similar in size, shape, and behavior to the double-crested cormorant. The two species can be differentiated by their tails, bills, and flight...
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  • Thumbnail for Cape cormorant
    The Cape cormorant or Cape shag (Phalacrocorax capensis) is a bird endemic to the southwestern coasts of Africa. It breeds from the coastal area of Namibia...
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    registered on the Commander Islands. The spectacled cormorant, a large essentially flightless bird in the cormorant family, was driven to extinction by around...
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    The crowned cormorant (Microcarbo coronatus) or kuifkopduiker, 'Fringe-head diver', is a small cormorant that is endemic to the waters of the cold Benguela...
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