Reed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus - Cormoran africain

Systematics

Order
:
Suliformes
Family
:
Phalacrocoracidés
Genus
:
Microcarbo
Species
:
africanus

Descriptor

Gmelin, JF, 1789

Biometrics

Size
: 60 cm
Wingspan
: 80 à 90 cm.
Weight
: 680 à 685 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Reed Cormorant (Microcarbo africanus) is a species of bird in the Phalacrocoracidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Microcarbo africanus africanus (Africa south of the Sahara)
Microcarbo africanus pictilis (Madagascar)

Foreign names

Cormoran africain,
Cormorán africano,
corvo-marinho-africano,
Riedscharbe,
afrikai kárókatona,
Afrikaanse Dwergaalscholver,
Cormorano africano,
långstjärtad skarv,
Langhaleskarv,
kormorán dlhochvostý,
kormorán dlouhoocasý,
Rørskarv,
kaislamerimetso,
Rietduiker,
corb marí africà,
Vatnaskarfur,
kormoran etiopski,
niedru ūdenis,
afriški kormoran,
Камышовый баклан,
アフリカコビトウ,
长尾鸬鹚,
långstjärtad skarv,
長尾鸕鷀,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical/Tropical Swamp

; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Shrub Dominated Wetlands, Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes, Seasonal/Intermittent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes and Flats ; Marine Neritic : Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged), Estuaries ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Ponds (below 8ha)