Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
Bank Cormorant (Phalacrocorax neglectus) - HBW 1, p. 345
French: Cormoran des bancs
German: Küstenscharbe
Spanish: Cormorán de Bajío
Taxonomy: Graculus neglectus Wahlberg, 1855, islands off the coast of South West Africa.
Sometimes placed in genus Compsohalieus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Coast of S Namibia and W South Africa, from Swakopmund to Cape Agulhas.
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Two birds displaying, one bringing a stick to the other Locality Living Coasts, Torquay, Devon, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 23 November 2007 5 years ago 43 sec 4.4 -
A dorsal view of a bird standing, then several views of birds breeding Locality Betty’s Bay, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 July 2003 5 years ago 43 sec 4.2 -
Pairs at a nesting colony Locality Betty’s Bay, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 30 September 2002 35 weeks ago 24 sec 4 -
An adult preening amongst Cape Cormorants Locality Betty’s Bay, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 30 September 2002 35 weeks ago 11 sec 4 -
One bird displaying once and then preening its back Locality Living Coasts, Torquay, Devon, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 23 November 2007 5 years ago 35 sec 3.8
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A pair attending a nest.
Locality Betty’s Bay, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
David Beadle 27 January 2011 11 weeks ago 4.2 -
A bird sitting on the rock
Locality Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 27 March 2011 1 year ago 3.7 -
Two birds on a rock
Locality Lüderitz, Karas Region, Namibia
Aleix Comas 20 August 2007 3 years ago 3.3 -
Perched on coastal rocks
Locality Western Cape Province, South Africa
Pete George 25 September 2009 2 years ago 3.2
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