Double-crested Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax auritus)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Description |
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Size |
26″ to 32″ in length 54″ wingspan |
Voice |
Normally silent away from the nest. May emit a hoarse pig-like croak or bullfrog-like grunt, or a clear yaaa yaa ya. |
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Habitat |
Large lakes, large slow rivers |
Ecology |
Migration |
Late March to mid-May and mid-September to early December |
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Distribution |
Occurrence |
Common migrant and breeder |
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The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
Taxonomy |
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Aves (birds) |
Order |
Suliformes (gannets, cormorants, and allies) |
Family |
Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants) |
Genus |
Phalacrocorax (typical cormorants and shags) |
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Dark-crested Cormorant group Bahamas Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus heuretus) Florida Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus floridanus) Northern Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus auritus) White-crested Cormorant group Farallon Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus albociliatus) White-crested Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus cincinnatus) |
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Lynn Rubey |
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| A Double-crested Cormorant perched on a stump after drying off in the hot summer sun. In Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge in Lac qui Parle County. |
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| A Double-crested Cormorant perched on a log with its wings spread out drying its feathers, it lacks an oil gland that makes the feathers waterproof. It shook off the water before claiming this perch from an American White Pelican. The Cormorant faces the sun to dry off its' feathers but its' attention is on the pelican as the sun lit up its back. Taken in the Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge in Lac qui Parle County, Mn. |  |
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| A Double-crested Cormorant near the West Pool area of The Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge in Lac qui Parle County. | ||
| The fish was putting up a bit of a fight as the Double-crested Cormorant came up out of the water with its meal. |  |
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| The Double-crested Cormorant would turn one way then another with the fish(catfish?) in its beak also keeping an eye on other birds in the area that were flying nearby ready to take advantage of a free meal. But shortly after this shot the Double-created Cormorant swallowed this fish. |  |
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Bill Reynolds |
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| Just about everyone of these Cormorant were too shy for the camera, so couldn't get a really good shot of them. |
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Double-crested Cormorant |
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| Double-crested Cormorant Ed McVicker |
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"Dark-crested" Double-crested Cormorant |
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"Dark-crested" Double-crested Cormorant |
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Other Videos |
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| Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae: Phalacrocorax auritus) Carl Barrentine |
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Uploaded on Sep 13, 2009 Photographed at the Kellys Slough NWR, North Dakota (13 September 2009). |
| Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) Mark George |
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Published on Mar 31, 2013 Filmed in Belize and Western Canada |
| Double crested Cormorant Residentaid |
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Uploaded on Jan 27, 2012 Yes, I stayed on the trail, great day to go out to the delta ponds and shoot some pictures and video. Lots of people out there walking around taking pictures and some where even painting. |
| Double-crested Cormorant drying his wings Lorcan Keating |
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Uploaded on Jan 23, 2008 This Cormorant was drying his wings. I left the area and strolled back about 30 minutes later to find him still at it. |
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| Lynn Rubey 6/19/2020 |
Location: Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge A Double-crested Cormorant perched on a stump after drying off in the hot summer sun. In Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge in Lac qui Parle County. |
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| Lynn Rubey 6/17/2020 |
Location: Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge A Double-crested Cormorant perched on a log with its wings spread out drying its feathers, it lacks an oil gland that makes the feathers waterproof. It shook off the water before claiming this perch from an American White Pelican. The Cormorant faces the sun to dry off its' feathers but its' attention is on the pelican as the sun lit up its back. Taken in the Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge in Lac qui Parle County, Mn. |
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| Lynn Rubey 5/5/2020 |
Location: Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge The fish was putting up a bit of a fight as the Double-crested Cormorant came up out of the water with its meal. |
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| Bill Reynolds 6/15/2008 |
Location: Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge Just about everyone of these Cormorant were too shy for the camera, so couldn't get a really good shot of them. |
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