Geographic range:
Nearctic, Neotropical: Found from SW USA to Mexico, Caribbean and
South America. In Mexico on both coasts from Sinaloa and Tamaulipas
south.
Physical characteristics: Medium
sized cormorant with rather long tail. Neck long, common to all cormorants.
Facial skin brownish yellow to orange. In adults little or no green
sheen to plumage especially in juveniles. Juveniles dark brown.
Food habits: Mostly fish, but also
crustaceans and amphibians.
Reproduction: Breeds colonially.
Behavior: Often in large concentrations.
Perches on trees, fence posts etc. Flies with neck outstretched (common
to all cormorants).
Habitat: On sea close to shore, lakes, marshes, coastal lagoons,
mangroves, ponds.
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