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Cormorants, shags
Order:
Pelecaniformes
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
33 species
Coastal areas, large lakes and rivers worldwide
Plumage typically black with varying amounts of white and gray; bill, bare facial skin, unfeathered gular region, and feet often brightly colored; bill slender, hooked; nostrils absent
Foot-propelled divers feeding on fish; plumage wets easily
Colonial (e.g., guano birds); large population fluctions in some species; s3-4 pale blue or green eggs
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo calling