Double Crested Cormorants are winter residents at Race Rocks. They nest on other islands off Victoria.
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- A strange pose as a double crested cormorant vocalizes.
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- They often hold their wings out for drying or temperature regulation.
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- White on the breast indicates a juvenile..Photos from the remote camera by Pam Birley..
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- It was a rainy day in November when we took these pictures from the remote camera 5.
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- The yellow face is good evidence of these being Double-Crested.
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- On the other hand there was another species mixed here. The blueish throat suggests they are Brandts cormorants.
Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Sub-Phylum Vertebrata
Class Aves
Order Pelicaniformes
Family Phalacrocoracidae
Genus Phalacrocorax
Species auritus
Common Name: Double Crested cormorant
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Other Members of the Class Aves at Race Rocks.
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 The Race Rocks taxonomy is a collaborative venture originally started with the Biology and Environmental Systems students of Lester Pearson College UWC. It now also has contributions added by Faculty, Staff, Volunteers and Observers on the remote control webcams. |