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Common Name
Great Cormorant
Alternate NamesBlack Shag, Great Black Cormorant, Large Cormorant
Common TypeCormorant
Order
Suliformes
Family
Phalacrocoracidae
Genus
Phalacrocorax
Species
carbo
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Britain, Iraq, N.J
Number of Sub-Species
0
Migratory or Resident
Partially migratory with northern populations wintering further south.
Preferred Habitat
Seas, estuaries, freshwater lakes and rivers
Distribution and Range
North American Pacific coast, Greenland coast, Europe, across southern Asia, Eastern Africa, Australia and New Zealand
Food