Cape cormorant
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The Cape cormorant is a medium-sized, dark-plumaged seabird native to the southwestern African coast, where it breeds in large coastal colonies and feeds mainly on small schooling fish.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temminck’s cormorant | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
cormorant ⓘ seabird ⓘ |
| bodySize | medium-sized ⓘ |
| breedingBehavior | colonial breeder ⓘ |
| breedingColonyType | large coastal colonies ⓘ |
| breedingSite |
coastal islands
ⓘ
rocky headlands ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
Cape cormorant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape shag ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | John Latham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
anchovies
ⓘ
sardines ⓘ small schooling fish ⓘ |
| eggColor | pale bluish ⓘ |
| family | Phalacrocoracidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | pursuit diving ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Namibian coast
ⓘ
South African coast ⓘ |
| genus | Phalacrocorax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicEndemism | southern Africa endemic ⓘ |
| habitat |
marine coastal waters
ⓘ
offshore islands ⓘ rocky shores ⓘ |
| hasBillColor | black bill ⓘ |
| hasFacialSkinColor | orange-yellow bare facial skin ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | partially migratory ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Benguela Current region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southwestern African coast ⓘ |
| nestMaterial | guano-cemented vegetation ⓘ |
| nestType | ground nest ⓘ |
| order | Suliformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentalCare | biparental ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor | dark ⓘ |
| scientificName | Phalacrocorax capensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| similarTo |
bank cormorant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
great cormorant ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | gregarious ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
disease outbreaks
ⓘ
human disturbance at colonies ⓘ oil pollution ⓘ overfishing of prey ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1790s ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Temminck’s cormorant