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American Cormorants
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American Cormorants

Nannopterum

Nannopterum is a genus of cormorant comprising three species. They are found throughout the Americas, hence the common name American cormorants.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species

Double-crested Cormorant

speciesNannopterum auritum

Neotropic Cormorant

speciesNannopterum brasilianum

Flightless Cormorant

speciesNannopterum harrisi

Double-crested × Neotropic Cormorant

hybridNannopterum auritum × brasilianum

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1289332.