Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) - HBW 1, p. 343
French: Cormoran à aigrettes
German: Ohrenscharbe
Spanish: Cormorán Orejudo
Other common names: White crested Cormorant
Taxonomy: Carbo auritus Lesson, 1831, New Zealand; error, North America.
Sometimes placed in genus Hypoleucos. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cincinatus (Brandt, 1837) - Aleutian Is to Alexander Archipelago (W Canada).
- albociliatus Ridgway, 1884 - Vancouver I to Gulf of California.
- auritus (Lesson, 1831) - Gulf of St Lawrence to Cape Cod and W to Utah.
- floridanus (Audubon, 1835) - North Carolina and Florida S to Cuba.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult bird eating a fish Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp albociliatus)
Don DesJardin 31 March 2002 4 years ago 19 sec 4.3 -
A juvenile, resting & looking around Locality Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary, Arcata, Humboldt County, California, USA (United States) (ssp albociliatus)
AndrewSmith 27 August 2011 23 weeks ago 21 sec 4 -
Two birds on a jetty, one preening and the other one moving to a sleeping position. Locality Isla Holbox, Quintana Roo State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (ssp floridanus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 25 July 2005 4 years ago 22 sec 4 -
A close-up of a bird. Locality Isla Holbox, Quintana Roo State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (ssp floridanus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 25 July 2005 4 years ago 16 sec 4 -
A line-up of birds, including a juvenile Brown Pelican, some of them preening. Locality Isla Holbox, Quintana Roo State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (ssp floridanus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 25 July 2005 4 years ago 21 sec 3.9 -
A bird on a marsh drying its wings and flying away Locality Cayo Coco, Ciego de Avila Province, Cuba (ssp floridanus)
Josep del Hoyo 7 August 2005 6 years ago 16 sec 3.9
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A Juvenile Double-crested Cormorant.
Locality Arizona, USA (United States) (ssp auritus)
Alex Woodruff 14 June 2011 17 weeks ago 4.4 -
Double-Crested Cormorant
Locality Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ssp auritus)
Ed McAskill 23 May 2009 39 weeks ago 4.4 -
Individual on a rock in Lake Ontario.
Locality LaSalle Park, Burlington, Ontario, Canada (ssp auritus)
Miriam Bauman 31 July 2011 27 weeks ago 4.2 -
A close-up.
Locality Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA (United States)
killiajk 29 December 2009 1 year ago 4.1 -
Individual in the water.
Locality LaSalle Park, Burlington, Ontario, Canada (ssp auritus)
Miriam Bauman 31 July 2011 27 weeks ago 4 -
A bird on a branch, defecating.
Locality New Jersey, USA (United States) (ssp auritus)
HVargas 25 May 2011 37 weeks ago 3.9
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The file begins with the sound of one bird displaying; its partner responds by grunting and moving off Locality Flamingo Park, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, USA (United States)
Joe Angseesing 19 January 2009 2 years ago 3
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