C IUCN · NE · Not Evaluated Suliformes Phalacrocoracidae

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

CIOC 2586

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

Suliformes · Phalacrocoracidae

Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum).

ATK119

DEF112

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass: 1.81 kg
Diet: Aquatic prey
Migration: Partially migratory

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ATK 119

Dagger-like or spear bill specialized for precision thrusts and instantaneous underwater strike acceleration (ATK 119).

DEF 112

Tightly preened water-repellent oiled plumage resisting freezing currents and dive water resistance (DEF 112).

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How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: North America & Middle America: widespread coastal and inland temperate and subtropical North America from Eastern Aleutian Is. and Gulf of St. Lawrence to Southern Baja California & Yucatan Pen. & Cuba and Bahamas Habitat: Marine & Coastal

5 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Nannopterum auritum cincinatum
coastal e Aleutian Is., sw, s Alaska to sw Canada
Nannopterum auritum albociliatum
coastal and inland sw Canada to s Baja California, Gulf of California and nw mainland Mexico
Nannopterum auritum auritum
inland and coastal Alberta to Gulf of St. Lawrence (c to se Canada) s to Utah and Massachusetts (wc to ne USA)
Nannopterum auritum floridanum
coastal South Carolina to Florida (se USA), Cuba, n Yucatan Pen. and Belize
Nannopterum auritum heuretum
San Salvador (ec Bahamas)

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Frequently asked questions

What is its scientific name?

Nannopterum auritum

Which family does it belong to?

Cormorants, Shags (Phalacrocoracidae)

Where is it found?

North America & Middle America: widespread coastal and inland temperate and subtropical North America from Eastern Aleutian Is. and Gulf of St. Lawrence to Southern Baja California & Yucatan Pen. & Cuba and Bahamas