California
Brandt’s Cormorant
Urile penicillatus
(L 34" WS 48" Wt 4.6 lb)
The Cloisters
Morro Bay
10Oct2012
Found only in marine environments
mainly from Calif. to Wash. St.
mainly from Calif. to Wash. St.
Juvenile has a
tan breast.
tan breast.
There‘s a strange,
sombre bird with
a hook in his
beak.“
sombre bird with
a hook in his
beak.“
’Tis the little
black cormorant
raiding your creek.
black cormorant
raiding your creek.
(C J Dennis)
Urile is Russian for this
bird; penicillatus in
Latin means tufted.
bird; penicillatus in
Latin means tufted.
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