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The '''crowned cormorant''' (''Microcarbo coronatus'') is a species of aquatic [[bird]] of the family Phalacrocoracidae, and found in southwestern Africa.   

The '''crowned cormorant''' (''Microcarbo coronatus'') is a species of aquatic [[bird]] of the family Phalacrocoracidae, and found in southwestern [[Africa]].   

==Description==

==Description==

==Range and habitat==

==Range and habitat==

The crowned cormorant is found on the Atlantic coastline of southwestern Africa, from northern Namibia to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.  It inhabits primarily shallow coastal waters, estuaries, and tidal pools near mainland coastal cliffs and offshore islands, taking advantage of the cold waters of the Benguela Current.

The crowned cormorant is found on the Atlantic coastline of southwestern Africa, from northern [[Namibia]] to the Cape of Good Hope in [[South Africa]].  It inhabits primarily shallow coastal waters, estuaries, and tidal pools near mainland coastal cliffs and offshore islands, taking advantage of the cold waters of the Benguela Current.

==Reproduction==

==Reproduction==