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Reed cormorant
Species of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The reed cormorant (Microcarbo africanus), also known as the long-tailed cormorant, is a bird in the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae. It breeds in much of Africa south of the Sahara, and Madagascar. It is resident but undertakes some seasonal movements.
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Reed cormorant | |
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Chobe National Park, Botswana | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Suliformes |
Family: | Phalacrocoracidae |
Genus: | Microcarbo |
Species: | M. africanus |
Binomial name | |
Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | |
Synonyms | |
Plotus nanus |
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