Waterfowl Identification in the Central Flyway

Double-Crested Cormorant

Goose-sized with slender body, long neck and slender, hooked bill that is usually tilted up while swimming. Orange throat patch. Dark, nearly totally black body. More rapid wing beat and longer tail than geese.

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