Species that are closely related to the Socotra cormorant Results 1 - 12
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Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
This large water bird has a long neck, giving it something of a primitive, reptilian appearance. Adults are black with a bluish or...  More  18 Images  5 Videos
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Auckland Island shag (Phalacrocorax colensoi)
The Auckland Island shag is a medium-sized, black-and-white cormorant with a short black crest. The black plumage of the upperpart...  More  10 Images  0 Videos
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Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
This bird is very similar in general appearance to the cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), but is smaller and slightly slimmer. In br...  More  17 Images  0 Videos
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Bank cormorant (Phalacrocorax neglectus)
This large, marine bird was given its common name by fishermen who believed that its presence at sea indicated good fishing banks...  More  9 Images  0 Videos
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King shag (Leucocarbo carunculatus)
Information on the king shag is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi)
The flightless cormorant, also known as the Galapagos cormorant, is a large, blackish coloured bird. The tiny, scruffy-looking win...  More  18 Images  12 Videos
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Cape cormorant (Phalacrocorax capensis)
The most distinctive feature of this southern African seabird is the bright orange-yellow patch of bare skin at the base of its bi...  More  23 Images  1 Video
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Campbell Island shag (Phalacrocorax campbelli)
The name shag originates from the Old Norse word ‘skegg’ meaning beard, and refers to the crests of these birds; accordingly, the ...  More  5 Images  0 Videos
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Chatham Island shag (Phalacrocorax onslowi)
This large shag species has a short, Mohican-like crest on the top of the head. Its slim body is black with a metallic blue sheen ...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Red-legged cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi)
An unmistakable and rather strikingly coloured bird, the red-legged cormorant has a grey to greyish-blue body, paler below, with a...  More  13 Images  0 Videos
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Pitt Island shag (Phalacrocorax featherstoni)
The Pitt Island shag has two head crests, which distinguishes it from the cormorants, one on the forehead and the other on the cro...  More  10 Images  0 Videos
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Stewart Island shag (Phalacrocorax chalconotus)
This marine bird has the unusual trait of having two distinct colour forms, or morphs. The pied (meaning patchy or mottled) morph...  More  3 Images  2 Videos

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