Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) Science Article 1 abstract We examined spatial and temporal foraging patterns of Caspian terns and double-crested cormorants nesting in the ColumbiaRiver estuary, to potentially identify circumstances where juvenile salmonids listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act mightbe more vulnerable to predation by these avian piscivores. Data were collected during the 1998 […]

Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) Science Article 2 abstract In the early 1970s, censuses of Double-crested Cormorants Phalacrocorax auritus albociliatus on Isla Alcatraz in the Gulf of California suggested that Isla Alcatraz was one of the largest Double-crested Cormorant nesting colonies in the Gulf. To update information on the size of the colony, we counted active […]

Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) Science Article 14 abstract The Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) is a common inhabitant of most water bodies in Florida (Hatch and Weseloh 1999). Cormorants are primarily piscivorous(Nettleship and Duffy 1995). While most studies have examined the impact of cormorant predation on fish, other prey items noted include crayfish and salamanders (Derby […]

[order] SULIFORMES | [family] Phalacrocoracidae | [latin] Phalacrocorax penicillatus | [UK] Brandts Cormorant | [FR] Cormoran de Brandt | [DE] Pinselscharbe | [ES] Cormoran de Brandt | [NL] Brandts Aalscholver Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Phalacrocorax penicillatus NA w coast Genus The cosmopolitan genus Phalacrocorax of the Suliformes family includes thirty-five species frequenting coasts […]

[order] SULIFORMES | [family] Phalacrocoracidae | [latin] Phalacrocorax auritus | [UK] Double-crested Cormorant | [FR] Cormoran a aigrettes | [DE] Ohrenscharbe | [ES] Cormoran Orejudo | [NL] Geoorde Aalscholver Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The cosmopolitan genus Phalacrocorax of the Suliformes family includes thirty-five species frequenting coasts and islands. The face and throat are naked; the […]

[order] SULIFORMES | [family] Phalacrocoracidae | [latin] Phalacrocorax aristotelis | [UK] European Shag | [FR] Cormoran huppe | [DE] Krahenscharbe | [ES] Cormoran Monudo | [NL] Kuifaalscholver Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The cosmopolitan genus Phalacrocorax of the Suliformes family includes thirty-five species frequenting coasts and islands. The face and throat are naked; the bill is […]

[order] SULIFORMES | [family] Phalacrocoracidae | [latin] Phalacrocorax brasilianus | [UK] Neotropic Cormorant | [FR] Cormoran vigua | [DE] Olivenscharbe | [ES] Cormoran Bigua | [NL] Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The cosmopolitan genus Phalacrocorax of the Suliformes family includes thirty-five species frequenting coasts and islands. The face and throat are naked; the bill is long, […]

[order] SULIFORMES | [family] Phalacrocoracidae | [latin] Phalacrocorax pelagicus | [UK] Pelagic Cormorant | [FR] Cormoran pelagique | [DE] Meerscharbe | [ES] Cormoran Pelagico | [NL] Pelagische Aalscholver Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The cosmopolitan genus Phalacrocorax of the Suliformes family includes thirty-five species frequenting coasts and islands. The face and throat are naked; the bill […]

[order] SULIFORMES | [family] Phalacrocoracidae | [latin] Phalacrocorax pygmaeus | [UK] Pygmy Cormorant | [FR] Cormoran pygmee | [DE] Zwergscharbe | [ES] Cormoran Pigmeo | [NL] Dwergaalscholver Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The cosmopolitan genus Phalacrocorax of the Suliformes family includes thirty-five species frequenting coasts and islands. The face and throat are naked; the bill is […]

[order] SULIFORMES | [family] Phalacrocoracidae | [latin] Phalacrocorax urile | [UK] Red-faced Cormorant | [FR] Cormoran a face rouge | [DE] Rotgesicht-Scharbe | [ES] Cormoran Carirrojo | [NL] Roodmaskeraalscholver Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Phalacrocorax urile PO n coasts Genus The cosmopolitan genus Phalacrocorax of the Suliformes family includes thirty-five species frequenting coasts and […]