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 VU    Socotra Cormorant* Id (Atlas):
    Phalacrocorax nigrogularis Vagrant

Description (10)
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Family
Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants)

Size
80 cm

First Described (Guide)
Ogilvie-Grant & Forbes, 1899

Range (Guide)
Bahrain (B) (NB), Eritrea (NB), Iran [Islamic Republic of] (B) (NB), Kuwait (NB), Oman (B) (NB), Qatar (B) (NB), Saudi Arabia (B) (NB), Somalia (NB), United Arab Emirates (B) (NB), Western Indian Ocean (B) (NB), Yemen (B) (NB).

Vagrant to India (NB).

Population
Estimated population is 220,000 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

 
Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) [XC756153]
     by David Darrell-Lambert from Kalba, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (call)

 
Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) [XC756154]
     by id from Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (alarm call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) - 10 files


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