Family: |
Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants) |
Max. size: |
72 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,600.0 g |
Environment: |
others; marine |
Distribution: |
Arctic, Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Subtropical to polar. |
Diagnosis: |
Culmen: 5.67 cm; tarsus: 6.34 cm; wing: 26.45 cm. |
Biology: |
In the North Sea off the east coast of Scotland and northern England, this species primarily forage inshore and breeding birds only spend approx. 30% of daylight period at sea, feeding primarily on the sandeel, Ammodytes marinus. They surface-feed by scooping prey from the water and also able to exploit the water column by diving. They form nesting colonies with breeding pairs sharing incubation and chick-rearing duties. Adults feed their chicks with regurgitated food (Ref. 95711). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
(LC); Date assessed: 09 August 2018 Ref. 123251)
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