Phalacrocorax
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Phalacrocorax is a genus of seabirds commonly known as cormorants, characterized by their dark plumage, hooked bills, and strong diving ability for catching fish.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| associatedWith | marine food webs ⓘ |
| belongsTo | cormorant group ⓘ |
| billType | hooked ⓘ |
| breedingSite |
cliffs
ⓘ
coastal vegetation ⓘ rocky islands ⓘ |
| characteristic |
dark plumage
ⓘ
hooked bill ⓘ strong diving ability ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
cormorants
ⓘ
shags ⓘ |
| describedAs | seabirds ⓘ |
| diet | fish ⓘ |
| distribution | worldwide coastal regions ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | piscivorous predator ⓘ |
| family | Phalacrocoracidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingStrategy | pursuit diving ⓘ |
| foragingTime | daytime ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal waters
ⓘ
inland waters ⓘ marine environments ⓘ |
| hasPlumageColor |
black
ⓘ
dark brown ⓘ |
| hasRespirationType | air-breathing vertebrate ⓘ |
| hasScientificNameAuthorship | Brisson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVertebrateType | bird ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
diving for prey
ⓘ
strong swimmer ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature |
long neck
ⓘ
narrow wings ⓘ relatively short tail ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Phalacrocorax aristotelis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phalacrocorax auritus ⓘ Phalacrocorax carbo ⓘ Phalacrocorax pelagicus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Suliformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Phalacrocoracidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | colonial nester ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | gregarious ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| taxonType | bird genus ⓘ |
| usesBodyPart | webbed feet for propulsion underwater ⓘ |
| vocalizationContext | colonial rookeries ⓘ |
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