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The double-crested cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) is a member of the cormorant family of water birds. It is found near rivers and lakes and in coastal areas and is widely distributed across North America, from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska down to Florida and Mexico. Measuring 70–90 cm (28–35 in) in length, it is entirely black except for ...
This name was coined for the flightless cormorant, which does indeed have small wings. Genetic studies have found that the neotropic and double-crested cormorants form a clade with the flightless cormorant, and they are thus placed together in the genus Nannopterum despite both species having normal-sized wings and full flight capabilities. [4]
Japanese cormorant: Phalacrocorax capillatus: 20 White-breasted cormorant: Phalacrocorax lucidus: 21 Great cormorant: Phalacrocorax carbo: 22 European shag: Gulosus aristotelis: 23 Flightless cormorant: Nannopterum harrisi: 24 Neotropic cormorant: Nannopterum brasilianum: 25 Double-crested cormorant: Nannopterum auritum: 26 Rock shag ...
Yellow perch have been proven to grow the best in lakes where they are piscivorous due to the lack of predators. Perch do not perform well in cold, deep, oligotrophic lakes. Seasonal movements tend to follow the 20 °C isotherm and water temperature is the most important factor influencing fish distribution.
The neotropic cormorant or olivaceous cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum) is a medium-sized cormorant found throughout the American tropics and subtropics, from the middle Rio Grande and the Gulf and Californian coasts of the United States south through Mexico and Central America to southern South America, where it is called by the indigenous name of biguá.
The location of Colorado in the United States. In the U.S. state of Colorado 519 species of birds have been documented as of September 2022 according to the Colorado Bird Records Committee (CBRC) of Colorado Field Ornithologists.
Great crested flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus; Tropical kingbird, Tyrannus melancholicus (A) Western kingbird, Tyrannus verticalis (A) Eastern kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus; Gray kingbird, Tyrannus dominicensis (A) Scissor-tailed flycatcher, Tyrannus forficatus (A) Fork-tailed flycatcher, Tyrannus savana (A) Olive-sided flycatcher, Contopus cooperi
The double-crested cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) is a member of the cormorant family of water birds. Its habitat is near rivers and lakes as well as in coastal areas, and is widely distributed across North America, from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska down to Florida and Mexico. Measuring 70 to 90 cm (28 to 35 in) in length, it is an all-black ...