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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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    family of approximately 40 species of aquatic birds commonly known as cormorants and shags. Several different classifications of the family have been proposed...
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    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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    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 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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    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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    Northern Hemisphere, the black cormorant in Australia, and the large cormorant in India, is a widespread member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It breeds...
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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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    Phalacrocoracidae Pygmy cormorant, Microcarbo pygmaeus Reed cormorant, Microcarbo africanus Crowned cormorant, Microcarbo coronatus Little cormorant, Microcarbo niger...
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    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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    The neotropic cormorant or olivaceous cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum) is a medium-sized cormorant found throughout the American tropics and subtropics...
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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    is wider and much longer than the cormorant's. The bill of the anhinga is pointed, while the bill of the cormorant has a hook-tip. Anhinga swim by kicking...
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    Great cormorant White-breasted cormorant Japanese cormorant (Temminck's cormorant) Microcarbo Crowned cormorant Little cormorant Pygmy cormorant Little...
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    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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    The bank cormorant (Phalacrocorax neglectus), also known as Wahlberg's cormorant, is a medium-sized cormorant that is endemic to Namibia and the western...
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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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    Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Hamerkop, Shoebill, pelicans, boobies & cormorants". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved...
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    Great cormorant White-breasted cormorant Japanese cormorant (Temminck's cormorant) Microcarbo Crowned cormorant Little cormorant Pygmy cormorant Little...
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    white-breasted cormorant (Phalacrocorax lucidus) is a species of cormorant closely related to the widely distributed great cormorant. While debate persists...
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    spotted shag or pārekareka (Phalacrocorax punctatus) is a species of cormorant endemic to New Zealand. Though originally classified as Phalacrocorax...
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    The imperial shag or imperial cormorant (Leucocarbo atriceps) is a black and white cormorant native to southern South America, primarily in rocky coastal...
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    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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    Donsker, David, eds. (2016). "Hamerkop, Shoebill, pelicans, boobies & cormorants". World Bird List Version 6.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved...
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