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Cape cormorant
Cape cormorant
(Phalacrocorax capensis)
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Also known as:
Cape shag
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Pelecaniformes
Family
Phalacrocoracidae
Genus
Phalacrocorax
(1)
Size
Length: 61 – 65 cm
(2)
Status
Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List
(1)
.
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