Cormorants, Shags

Reed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

The Reed Cormorant (Microcarbo africanus) is a 545 g wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It stays put all year.

Family

Cormorants, Shags

Order

Suliformes

Weight

545 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

35

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