Double-crested Cormorant

Overview

Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) is a species of Cormorants, Shags (Phalacrocoracidae) in the order Boobies, Cormorants and Frigatebirds. A common North American cormorant with a small double crest in breeding season; fishes in lakes, rivers and coasts; sometimes controversial due to fish consumption and nesting colonies.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Nannopterum; binomial: Nannopterum auritum; authority: (Lesson, RP, 1831). Typical size: 70-90cm. Average lifespan: 10-20 years.

Distribution

Breeding range: the Nearctic and Middle America.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

No additional remarks recorded.