Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758)    Synonyms: Cormorant, GRCO.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Aves   >   Order Suliformes   >   Family Phalacrocoracidae   >   Genus Phalacrocorax   

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An adult Great Cormorant at the Ocean City Inlet, Maryland (2/24/2006). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)(More of this species)

An adult Great Cormorant in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/19/2016). Photo by Matthew Addicks. (MBP list)

A Great Cormorant in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/24/2015). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

Great Cormorants in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (3/7/2021). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

Great Cormorant in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/29/2024). (c) Mike Ostrowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA). Photo by Mike Ostrowski. (MBP list)

A Great Cormorant in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/22/2015). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

Great Cormorants in flight over Chesapeake Bay in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (11/18/2018). Photo by Daniel Irons. (MBP list)

Great Cormorant in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/14/2022). (c) portofbaltimore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by portofbaltimore via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An adult Great Cormorant in flight over Sussex Co., Delaware (3/5/2016). Photo by Matthew Addicks. (MBP list)

A Great Cormorant in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/11/2015). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Great Cormorant found on the Patuxent River in Prince George's and Calvert Counties, Maryland (7/9/2015). Rare inland record, especially for date. Photo by Mikey Lutmerding. (MBP list)

Great Cormorant in Harford Co., Maryland (12/3/2013). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A Great Cormorant in Worcester Co., Maryland (1/16/2006). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)(More of this species)

Great Cormorant (center) in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (12/30/2021). (c) portofbaltimore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by portofbaltimore via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Great Cormorant on Conowingo Lake, Cecil Co., Maryland (11/11/1997). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Great Cormorant in Harford Co., Maryland (11/21/2020). (c) Manoli Strecker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Manoli Strecker via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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