White-breasted Cormorant - Phalacrocorax lucidus

Length 3.3 ft (100.0 cm)
Wingspan 2.9 ft (88.9 cm)
Weight 7.2 lb (3265.9 g)
Clutch Size 2-6
Chicks at birth Altricial
IUCN Conservation Status Not determined
Continents:AF
     

The White-breasted Cormorant is found in Sub-Saharan Africa and is considered a fresh water bird. Its taxonomic heritage is under discussion. Some authorities put it as its own species, other have it as a subspecies of the Great Cormorant. I have listed it separately.

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