Crowned Cormorant
Microcarbo coronatus
Cape west coast. Like a short-tailed Reed Cormorant with permanent crest.
Cormorants
NT
Endemic
Description
Fairly common endemic resident. A small marine cormorant told from [Reed Cormorant] by an overall blacker appearance, permanent crest and shorter tail. Immature is brown. Occurs singly or in small groups on rocky coastlines and coastal islands; occasionally lagoons.
Quick Facts
Size
54 cm - L
Names
A: Kuifkopduiker
Ss: Ntodi Ya Motlwenya
G: Wahlbergscharbe
Bird Family
Waterbirds with webbed feet, long necks and hooked bills. They hunt for fish and frogs under water, surfacing to swallow prey. Their bodies are partially submerged when they swim, and they habitually stand out of the water with wings outspread. They are mostly silent, except for raucous squabbling at breeding colonies.
Distribution
Gallery
Behaviour
Breeding
Habitat
Occurs singly or in small groups on rocky coastlines and coastal islands; occasionally lagoons.
