Neotropic Cormorant
The pictures displayed on this post were taken at different locations in the State of Florida.
Birds of the southern populations tend to be bigger than the more northerly birds. It is small and slender, especially compared to the larger, heavier-looking Double-crested Cormorant. It has a long tail and frequently holds its neck in an S-shape. Adult plumage is mainly black, with a yellow-brown throat patch.
Neotropic Cormorants
During breeding, white tufts appear on the sides of the head, there are scattered white filoplumes on the side of the head and the neck, and the throat patch develops a white edge. The upper wings are somewhat greyer than the rest of the body. Juveniles are brownish in color.
Its diet consists mainly of small fish, but will also eat tadpoles, frogs, and aquatic insects. This bird is largely a permanent resident, with some birds occasionally wandering north in the warmer months.
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Text and photographs © H.J. Ruiz – Avian 101
H.J. Ruiz - Avian101 
I see there are lots of photo ops for birders! Great shot AV
Thanks D.! 🙂
Great captures again HJ! Love that last one, he looks so proud! Do these cormorants reside alongside the DC cormorant or do they live/stay apart? We have DCC’s and I’m now wondering if in the summer months I’ve seen the neotropic cormorant. What I may have seen is juvenile DCCs though…since the neotropic probably doesn’t come up this far north?
Thank you Donna! They both share the habitat but they have their own group.
the DCC are larger in size and they do not dry their feathers as the NC.
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