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Phalacrocorax carbo
Phalacrocorax carbo, the great cormorant, is a large dark waterbird from the family Phalacrocoracidae. It lives along coasts, in estuaries and on big inland lakes and rivers across Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Its plumage is only partly waterproof, so after diving it often sits with its wings spread to dry them and to regulate its body temperature. The great cormorant hunts mainly fish, which it chases under water with strong webbed feet and catches with its hooked bill. It usually breeds in dense colonies in trees, reed beds or on rocky islands, where pairs build bulky nests that they may use again in later years. In many regions numbers once fell because of hunting and habitat loss, but protection and cleaner waters have helped the species recover in several areas and this can sometimes cause conflicts with fisheries.
Phalacrocorax carbo
Phalacrocorax carbo, the great cormorant, is a large dark waterbird from the family Phalacrocoracidae. It lives along coasts, in estuaries and on big inland lakes and rivers across Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Its plumage is only partly waterproof, so after diving it often sits with its wings spread to dry them and to regulate its body temperature. The great cormorant hunts mainly fish, which it chases under water with strong webbed feet and catches with its hooked bill. It usually breeds in dense colonies in trees, reed beds or on rocky islands, where pairs build bulky nests that they may use again in later years. In many regions numbers once fell because of hunting and habitat loss, but protection and cleaner waters have helped the species recover in several areas and this can sometimes cause conflicts with fisheries.