double-crested cormorant

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bird
gptkb:species
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Phalacrocorax_auritus
gptkbp:behavior gregarious
gptkbp:billColor hooked
gptkbp:breedingPlumage white plumes on head
gptkbp:breedingRange gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:clutchSize 3–4 eggs
gptkbp:commonIn gptkb:Great_Lakes
Atlantic coast
Pacific coast
gptkbp:conservationStatus Least Concern
gptkbp:diet gptkb:fish
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature double crest of black and white feathers in breeding adults
gptkbp:distribution widespread across North America
gptkbp:eggColor bluish-white
gptkbp:family gptkb:Phalacrocoracidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:John_James_Audubon
1835
gptkbp:flightNumber strong, direct
gptkbp:foragingBehavior diving
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Nannopterum
gptkbp:habitat lakes
rivers
coastal areas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label double-crested cormorant
gptkbp:incubationPeriod 25–28 days
gptkbp:IUCNStatus LC
gptkbp:juvenilePlumage brownish
gptkbp:length 70–90 cm
gptkbp:lifespan up to 17 years
gptkbp:migratory yes
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:nesting colonial
sticks
gptkbp:notableFeature often seen drying wings
gptkbp:order gptkb:Suliformes
gptkbp:plumage mostly black
gptkbp:population increasing
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Migratory_Bird_Treaty_Act
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Nannopterum_auritum
gptkbp:threats habitat destruction
human persecution
gptkbp:vocalization guttural grunts
gptkbp:webbedFeet yes
gptkbp:weight 1.2–2.5 kg
gptkbp:wingspan up to 52 inches
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Buzzards_Bay
gptkb:Lake_Champlain
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4