Neotropic Cormorant
Nannopterum brasilianus
(L 25" WS 40" Wt 2.6 lb)
Only cormorant that plunge-
dives into water after fish.
Hooked bill-tip is characteristic.
Estero Llano
Grande St Pk
19Apr2013
South Padre Island
21Apr2021
© Paul A.
Schwartz
Macaulay
Library
Nannopterum in Greek
means dwarf wing
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