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 individual swimming with open wings. Locality Central Park, New York City, New York, USA (United States) (ssp auritus)
Josep del Hoyo 2 April 2000 10 years ago 29 sec 3 -
A bird in the water Locality Point Reyes National Seashore, California, USA (United States) (ssp albociliatus)
Michael Grunow 27 June 2006 5 years ago 18 sec 2.9
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Individual on a rock.
Locality Fort Hill, Cape Cod, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA (United States) (ssp auritus)
Miriam Bauman 8 October 2011 1 year ago 3.5 -
Double-crested Cormorant. Notice the absence of a crest(non-breeding), bluish eye orange facial skin, long neck, browner plumage
Locality Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Rafael Sibrian 8 June 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.4 -
An adult in flight carrying nest material.
Locality Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ssp auritus)
David Beadle 7 May 2011 18 weeks ago 3.4 -
A dramatic stretch
Locality Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary, Arcata, Humboldt County, California, USA (United States) (ssp albociliatus)
AndrewSmith 2 years ago 3.4 -
An adult bird resting close to the water.
Locality Virginia Lake, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA (United States) (ssp albociliatus)
Josep del Hoyo 24 June 2012 40 weeks ago 3.3 -
A close-up of the head of an adult bird.
Locality Virginia Lake, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA (United States) (ssp albociliatus)
Josep del Hoyo 24 June 2012 40 weeks ago 3.3
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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 3 years ago 3
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