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The bank cormorant is a heavy-bodied bird, roughly 75 cm in length. It is generally black in appearance with a bronze sheen, though the wings are a dark brown rather than a true black. Adults have a small crest on their heads, and normally have a white rump. Pale eyes in an all black face are
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426:12 November
311:Description
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1171:Otago shag
1140:Leucocarbo
991:Microcarbo
873:Cormorants
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295:that is
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301:Namibia
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