English names ²

Neotropic cormorant
Olivaceous cormorant

Local name ²

Cormorán neotropical
Biguá / mbiguá
Cormorán / cormorán negro
Cuervo de mar
Yeco
Pato yeco
Pato cuervo
Patillo

General information ²

Found throughout the American tropics and subtropics, from Mexico to Patagonia
Can be found at coasts and on inland waters
Feed on small fishes and amphibians
Neotropic cormorants are monogamous and breed in colonies
They perch in trees, which often dries out due to the acidity of their defecation

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Dario Sanches, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/10786455@N00/1129077739
2. (c) Alice Roy-Bolduc, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• VertNet
• Xeno-canto

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