Senior researchersof the Volga-KamaBiosphere ReserveAlexeiPavlovandAnwarAyupovduring hiswork in the territoryof the State NatureReserve "Kichko-Tang" was firstrecordedhabitat ofthe GreatCormorant-rarely seenspeciesof birds listedin the Red DataBook of the RussianFederation.
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Cormorantbelongsto the orderPelecaniformes,familyBaklanov.It liveson all continentsexcept SouthAmerica.It nests in colonies.Adult birdsall blackwith a greentinge,bare skin"face"yellowish.There are manysubtypes ofdifferingcolor.Cormorantfliesfast, butcanonlytake offfrom the wateraftertakeoff.On the territory ofRussialivessixspeciesof cormorants.Two of themare listed as endangered.Great Cormorant-the largest ofliving inour country.Europeanbird populationcounts from850,000to 1.15million individuals.