Cormorant
Cormorant
Bird
A large, dark waterbird and expert diver that chases fish underwater, often seen afterwards perched with its wings held out to dry.
Name Story
Phalacrocorax carbo
means “The coal-black bald raven”
What does its name mean?
- Phalacrocorax — bald ravenGreek phalakros 'bald' + korax 'raven'
- carbo — charcoal, coal-blackLatin
This glossy black waterbird looks like a crow of the sea, and breeding adults show pale 'bald' patches on the head. Even the English word 'cormorant' comes from Latin for 'sea raven'.