Bird genealogy >> Order Suliformes >> Family Phalacrocoracidae
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Location

Impalila Island, Chobe River
Namibia

Metadata

Make Canon EOS 7D
Lens Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM   at 456 mm
Exposure 1/1600 s, f/7, ISO 400 
Image size 800 x 534 pixels

IOC Names

Deutsch  Riedscharbe Dutch  Afrikaanse Dwergaalscholver
Italian  Cormorano africano Spanish  Cormorán Africano

Comments

The most common of the fresh water cormorants, closely allied to Crowned Cormorant. This cormorant takes the "open-wing" posture, in order to dry its not entirely waterproof wings.




 
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    19/08/2011

Reed Cormorant
Microcarbo africanus
Cormoran africain
Micheline JACQUEMIN