Double-Breasted Cormorant

Scientific Name: Phalacrocorax Auritus
Common Name: Double-Breasted Cormorant
Diet: fish
Color: black
Size: 33 inches
Active Period: Year-round
Habitat: near water
Field Identification: large, orange or yellow hooked bill, inconspicuous crests on either side of crown
Nest: nest on islands
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Genus: Phalacrocorax
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Order: Suliformes
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Species: auritus