Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
Skarven eller ålekragen er en fugl, der lever i alle verdensdele undtagen Sydamerika og Antarktis. I Danmark, hvor den har været del af faunaen i omkring 7000 år, er den en almindelig ynglefugl og vintergæst nordfra.
Field marks
Large, near-all-black waterbird with a long hooked bill and bare yellow skin at the . Breeding birds show white on the head and a white patch on each thigh; are pale below.
Voice
Mostly silent; guttural croaks at the colony.
Facts
Wingspan
140 cm
Conservation status
ikke truet
Family
cormorants
Phalacrocoracidae
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This is a short overview for the quiz. For the full account, go to the sources:
- Danmarks Fugle at the Danish Ornithological Society (in Danish)
- Wikipedia (in Danish)The description above is from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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