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The Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) definitely is not a bird one would encounter in our surroundings in Alberta, although we do get its relative the Double-crested Cormorant. The Neotropic species is smaller than the Double-crested, which is one way to identify it if the two are seen mixed as they sometimes are. The Neotropic also has a white, sharp edge to the yellow throat patch, which itself is less yellow than with the Double-crested. The Neotropic also has white feathers on the neck in breeding plumage. In other respects, the Neotropic Cormorants are very similar to the Double-crested.

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We visited the Bosque del Apache national wildlife refuge in New Mexico on November 16, 2002. What a fabulous location! It is definitely on our list of places to return, and with more time than just a single day to spend. (See our Bosque del Apache page.)

One of the species that were first time sightings for us was the Neotropic Cormorant. Here an individual is in the classic cormorant wing-drying pose. The sharp white edge to the throat patch can be seen.

EXIF 2.2 photo info:

  • 320 x 366 true color
  • Exposure time: 1/4000
  • F-stop: 7.4
  • ISO speed: 400
  • Focal length: 71.2000 (plus 1.5X teleconverter)
  • Exposure mode: Auto
  • White balance: Auto
  • Exposure bias: 0.0000
  • Metering mode: Center Weighted
  • Exposure program: Normal
  • Gain control: Low gain up
  • Contrast: Normal
  • Saturation: Normal
  • Sharpness: Normal
  • Camera make: NIKON
  • Camera model: E5700

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We saw a group of ten Neotropic Cormorants in a pond, including the one above. Here, five of them stand in a familiar cormorant pose, with some of them cocking their heads a bit quizzically. Perhaps they were wondering what one of the others was up to -- it was puttering around in the water, off camera to the left.

EXIF 2.2 photo info:

  • 320 x 214 true color
  • Exposure time: 1/2109.70
  • F-stop: 7.4
  • ISO speed: 400
  • Focal length: 71.2000 (plus 1.5X teleconverter)
  • Exposure mode: Auto
  • White balance: Auto
  • Exposure bias: 0.0000
  • Metering mode: Center Weighted
  • Exposure program: Normal
  • Gain control: Low gain up
  • Contrast: Normal
  • Saturation: Normal
  • Sharpness: Normal
  • Camera make: NIKON
  • Camera model: E5700

Larger photo info:

  • 800 x 534 true color
  • 228KB

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