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Long-tailed cormorant
(Reed cormorant)
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Microcarbo africanus
(Syn.: Phalacrocorax africanus)
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(J. F. GMELIN, 1789) |
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Photo by: J. Pfleiderer (zeigt Nominatform) | | | Additional images here: www.biolib.cz |
| | Number of Subspecies: | 02 | | Information Source for Taxonomy: | del Hoyo & Collar (2014) Illustrated Checklist of the Birds ot the World, Vol. 1, Non-passerines
| | Body length: | 50 - 60 cm | | Wingspan: | 80 - 90 cm | | Weight: | 435 - 685 g | | IUCN status: | LC (Least Concern)
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 (Phalacrocorax africanus), Karkloof.JPG)
, Karkloof.JPG)