White-breasted Cormorant - Phalacrocorax lucidus

Cormoran à poitrine blanche

White-breasted Cormorantadult
Locally common, they live in coastal or fresh waters. They feed mainly on fish. They are the largest cormorants of Africa south of the Sahara.
Localement communs, ils vivent sur les eaux côtières ou douces. Ils se nourrissent principalement de poisson. Ce sont les plus grands cormorans d'Afrique, au sud du Sahara.
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  • adult
  • Cormorán Cuelliblanco
  • corvo-marinho-de-peito-branco
  • Weißbrustkormoran
  • Phalacrocorax lucidus
  • Suliformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Suliformes
Family : Phalacrocoracidae
Species : White-breasted Cormorant


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O.Net ref. : cadw26846
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Plumage : adult

Shooting

date : 2007 Jan
Country : South Africa (sf)
Region : Gauteng
Place : Marievale Marievale
Lat. : 26° 22' 42'' South
Lng. : 28° 28' 18'' East

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Model : NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D200
Exposure : 1/1000 s

aperture : 5.6

Focal length : 550 mm

Iso : 400

Flash : no