CormorantGreat Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo


Life Span
15-20 years


Statistics

Weight: 3.3 – 5.3lbs, 28 -40 inches long with a 48 to 63 inch wingspan.

Physical Description
The great cormorant is a large black water bird with a long neck, and orange / yellow chin strap, and a long hooked bill.

Distribution
The great cormorant is the most widely spread species of cormorants, breeding in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and found along the Atlantic coast of North America. 

Habitat
The Cormorant will breed along rocky marine coasts, nesting on cliff ledges or rocky islands, and spend their winters along coastal areas. They will also inhabit estuaries and freshwater lakes and rivers.

Diet
Steady diet of fish including eels, and water snakes.

Behavior
Cormorants dive deep to catch their meals anywhere from 33 to 115 feet underwater. They are one of the few birds that can move their eyes, a great advantage for hunting.


Reproduction
Cormorants nest along the shore, and in trees, building nests with sticks and seaweed. They nest colonially with other bird species.

Conservation Status
Protected Species

Voice
These water birds make a kur kur kur or gur gur gur sound.

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