Great Cormorant Photo Gallery
Breeding adult (North Atlantic)
Large, chunky waterbird with a long tail and neck. Breeding birds are dark overall with white patches on the flanks and the throat.
© Evan Lipton / Macaulay LibraryRhode Island, March 21, 2017Breeding adult (Eurasian)
© Natthaphat Chotjuckdikul / Macaulay LibrarySamut Songkhram, August 01, 2020Adult
Like other cormorants, sits low in the water making its body look small compared to the long neck and head. Dives for fish.
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryOctober 01, 1998Not all videos have soundJuvenile (North Atlantic)
Large, chunky waterbird with a long tail and neck. Juveniles have a pale neck and a white belly.
© Evan Lipton / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, November 05, 2015Nonbreeding adult
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryEngland, October 01, 1998Not all videos have soundBreeding adult (North Atlantic)
Breeding birds have white flank patches that are most easily seen in flight.
© Keenan Yakola / Macaulay LibraryMaine, May 03, 2015Juvenile (North Atlantic)
Large, chunky waterbird with a big head, hefty bill, and long tail. Juveniles are dark above with a small white throat patch.
© Evan Lipton / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, October 20, 2016Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Cormorants and Shags(Order: Suliformes, Family: Phalacrocoracidae)
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