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Genus: | Phalacrocorax
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Species: | P. carbo
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Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758)
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The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds.[2] It is a large black bird which breeds in much of the Old World and the Atlantic coast of North America. There is a lot of variation in its size in different parts of the world.Weight is reported to vary from 1.5 kg (3.3 lb)[3] to 5.3 kg (12 lb).[4]