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Birds and Butterflies of Rhodes
RODOPTERA
Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
Great cormorant. Greek: κορμοράνος. Gadouras reservoir, April 2022.
Passage migrant, fairly common in small numbers at reservoirs. Length: 80-100 cm, wingspan: 130-160 cm. Sexes similar, male larger. Feeds on bottom-dwelling fish, long series of dives to depths of 5-6 m. Perches upright with outstretched wings to dry plumage after diving. Flies with powerful, deep, goose-like wingbeats.
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