Bird Of Month - Aquila Safari

White-Breasted Cormorant/ Witborsduiker (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
These large fishermen birds have a distinct white chest an under parts with black wings and a long, sharp bill used for fishing. Their habitats are marine and inland waters, usually seen in large dams and pans. These cormorants are usually silent except for when they are in breeding colonies when they will grunt and squeal. They are a locally common resident in the area. These birds mainly feed on fish, but also frogs, crustaceans and molluscs.
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