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 NR    White-breasted Cormorant* [Note: Not Recognized by HBW - BirdLife (v3)] Id (Atlas):
    Phalacrocorax lucidus

Description (10)
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Family
Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants)

Size
80 - 100 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lichtenstein, MHK, 1823)

Range (Guide)
Breeds Cape Verde Islands, along the coasts of Africa from Mauritania to South Africa. Also central African lakes.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (9)...)

 
White-breasted Cormorant (Phalacrocorax lucidus) [XC366196]
     by Hans Matheve from Mvuu, Liwonde, Malawi (call)

 
White-breasted Cormorant (Phalacrocorax lucidus) [XC774617]
     by id from Crescent Island, Lake Naivasha, Nakuru County, Kenya (begging call, call, roosting calls)

Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
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