Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis)

About Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Chordates
• Class: Birds
• Order: Pelicans
• Family: Cormorants

Size: medium to large. Plumage: black with purple gloss; white filoplumes on head and neck when breeding. Immature brown to grey brown above, brownish white below. Bare parts: iris dark emerald; facial skin and gular pouch black; bill grey-black; feet and legs black with pink toes; eyelid black with yellow beads. Immature with dull yellow face and grey-green bill. Habitat: marine. <388>
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