Crowned cormorant / Kronenscharbe (Microcarbo coronatus)

Wikipedia: Crowned cormorant Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Crowned_Cormorant%2C_Phalacrocorax_coronatus.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Microcarbo (Microcarbo); Family Cormorants and shags (Phalacrocoracidae)
General: The crowned cormorant (Microcarbo coronatus) is a small cormorant that is endemic to the waters of the cold Benguela Current of southern Africa. It is an exclusively coastal species and is not found more than 10 km (6 mi) away from land. This species is related to the reed cormorant, and was formerly considered to the same species. [more]