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Neotropical Cormorant

Nannopterum brasilianum

Least Concern
Peso
1452,5 g
Familia
Phalacrocoracidae
Orden
Suliformes
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58–73 cm. Dark brown-black; olive-yellow bare facial skin; small crest in breeding. Most widely distributed New World cormorant; resident from Mexico to Tierra del Fuego in freshwater and coastal habitats. Feeds on fish by diving; colonial nester in trees near water.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Peso 1452,5 g 51.24 oz

Habitat & Range

Estado de conservación

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Incubation: 23-26 days. Fledging: 47-77 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

1-7

Taxonomía

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Orden Suliformes (Piqueros y Cormoranes)
Familia Phalacrocoracidae (Cormoranes)
Genus Nannopterum
Especies Nannopterum brasilianum

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Preguntas frecuentes

Is the Neotropical Cormorant endangered?
The Neotropical Cormorant has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Neotropical Cormorant nest?
Incubation: 23-26 days. Fledging: 47-77 days.
How big is the Neotropical Cormorant?
The Neotropical Cormorant has a weight of 1452.5 g.
What order and family does the Neotropical Cormorant belong to?
The Neotropical Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum) belongs to the order Suliformes and the family Phalacrocoracidae.

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