Double-crested Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax auritus)
| Conservation Status | IUCN Red List |
LC - Least Concern |
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NatureServe |
N5B, N5N - Secure Breeding and Nonbreeding SNRB - Unranked Breeding |
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Minnesota |
not listed |
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| Occurrence | Common migrant and breeder |
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| Habitat | Large lakes, large slow rivers |
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| Size | 26″ to 32″ in length 54″ wingspan |
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| Migration | Late March to mid-May and mid-September to early December |
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| Taxonomy | Order: |
Pelecaniformes (pelicans, tropicbirds, cormorants, and relatives) |
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Family: |
Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants) |
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| Subordinate Taxa | 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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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 Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
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| Double-crested Cormorant Ed McVicker |
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| "Dark-crested" Double-crested Cormorant JMC Nature Photos |
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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). |
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| Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) Mark George |
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Published on Mar 31, 2013 Filmed in Belize and Western Canada |
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| 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. |
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| TheStar.com: Too many cormorants? TorontoStarVideo |
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Uploaded on Aug 22, 2008 Toronto's Leslie Street Spit has the honour of housing the largest colony of double-crested cormorants in the Great Lakes, but not everyone is happy about it. Visit thestar.com for more news, photos, videos and more. |
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| 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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| 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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