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Neotropic Cormorant - Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Length	2.1 ft (63.5 cm)
Wingspan	4.3 ft (132.1 cm)
Weight	2.6 lb (1179.3 g)
Clutch Size	3-4
Chicks at birth	Altricial
IUCN Conservation Status	Least Concern
Continents:	NA, SA

Neotropic Cormorants are found throughout South America, Mexico and the U.S. Gulf Coast. The white "V" beneath there bill is very distinctive.

Besides small fish, they will eat tadpoles, frogs, and aquatic insects.

Juvenile
1st year juvenile 04/16/2010 - Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry 1st year juvenile 04/16/2010 - Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry	1st year juvenile 04/16/2010 - Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry 1st year juvenile 04/16/2010 - Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry

Breeding (April-May)
04/16/2010 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX 04/16/2010 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX	04/16/2010 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX 04/16/2010 - Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX	04/16/2010 - Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry 04/16/2010 - Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry
04/18/2012 - Galveston Ferry, Texas 04/18/2012 - Galveston Ferry, Texas	Note the turtle behind the Cormorant 04/23/2012 - Houston Zoo, Texas Note the turtle behind the Cormorant 04/23/2012 - Houston Zoo, Texas	04/09/2011 - Galveston Ferry, Texas 04/09/2011 - Galveston Ferry, Texas

Non-breeding (June-March)
02/19/2012 - Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ Institute, AZ 02/19/2012 - Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ Institute, AZ

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