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Cormorants

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae   Links: Cormorants

Cormorants are medium to large aquatic birds with mainly dark plumage and areas of coloured skin on the face. The bill is long, thin, and sharply hooked for catching fish and aquatic invertebrates. They nest in colonies, usually by the sea. There are about 39 species worldwide, 3 of which are found in Britain.