Description
provided by World Register of Marine Species
Size: Medium to large. Plumage: mostly black; feathers not fully water-proof resulting in birds standing for periods with wings spread for drying. Other details: slender, longish bills, laterally compressed with a strong hook; elongate bodies; long necks; wings short; tail wedge-shaped of varying length; legs set far back on body. Expert swimmers and divers.
Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. Academic Press, London.
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- copyright
- WoRMS Editorial Board
- contributor
- Lorna Depew [email]
