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When to see White-breasted Cormorant in Addo Elephant National Park
White-breasted Cormorant are most active during the day (06:00 to 18:00).
This is White-breasted Cormorant's general behavior. Once enough sightings are logged in Addo Elephant National Park, this page also shows when they're actually seen here.
About the White-breasted Cormorant
A large, glossy dark-brown cormorant of Sub-Saharan Africa's rivers, dams and coastlines, easily told from other cormorants by its white throat, foreneck and breast. It dives from the surface to chase fish underwater, often to considerable depth, then perches upright on rocks, snags or dead trees with wings held open to dry.
How to identify the White-breasted Cormorant
Adults show a clean white throat, foreneck and breast against otherwise dark, glossy plumage; the white thigh patch appears in breeding condition. Often seen standing erect on exposed perches with wings spread to dry after diving.
Other species to look for in Addo Elephant National Park
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