Image of Neotropic Cormorant

Description:

"Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) 9 April 2016 Centennial Park Irving, Dallas County, Texas Neotropic Cormorant flies from Texas south throughout the Americas making it an authentic resident of North America and the Western Hemisphere. Centennial Park is administered by the City of Irving, Texas. Here's the thumbnail sketch for Neotropic Cormorant at All About Birds: ""A bird of the tropical waterways of Central and South America, the Neotropic Cormorant reaches the upper limits of its range in Texas and occasionally, the Great Plains. Although it superficially resembles North America's other freshwater cormorant, the Double-crested Cormorant, the Neotropic Cormorant stands apart in various aspects of behavior, as well as range."" Source: ""Neotropic Cormorant,"" All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University, range map, photographs, description, resources, accessed 4.11.16, https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Neotropic_Cormorant/id"