Phalacrocorax carbo

Great Cormorant at Berringer Lake, NSW

Phalacrocorax carbo at Berringer Lake, NSW - 3 Aug 2015
Phalacrocorax carbo at Berringer Lake, NSW - 3 Aug 2015
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Identification history

Phalacrocorax carbo 17 Jul 2018 CharlesDove

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A very unusual sight of the Great Cormorants in rows of 3/4 with heads up in unison, not sure if it is a group mating ritual or just something they do. I have never seen it before.

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Species information

  • Phalacrocorax carbo Scientific name
  • Great Cormorant Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 852.3m Recorded at altitude
  • 236 images trained Machine learning
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