Seasonal pattern of breeding by Cape and Crowned Cormorants off western South Africa |
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| Authors: | Robert J. M. Crawford Bruce M. Dyer Leshia Upfold |
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| Affiliation: | Marine and Coastal Management , Private Bag X2, Rogge Bay, 8012, South Africa |
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| Abstract: | Crawford, R.J.M., Dyer, B.M. & Upfold, L. 1999. Seasonal pattern of breeding by Cape and Crowned Cormorants off western South Africa. Ostrich 70(3&4): 193–195. At Bird Island, Lambert's Bay, and Malgas Island, South Africa, small numbers of Cape Cormorants Phalacrocorax capensis may breed at any time of the year, but the main breeding season is from September to February. At Malgas Island, Crowned Cormorants P. coronatus may also breed throughout the year, but mostly from December to March. Counts of the breeding population of Cape Cormorants should be undertaken between October and December, and of Crowned Cormorants in January or February. |
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