What is the name of the cormorant?

Cormorants are also called osprey and water crow. The relevant introduction is as follows:

1. Appearance: Cormorant is large, with a round body, a tuft of crested hair on its head, a long conical mouth, short and powerful wings and webbed claws. Feathers are mainly black and gray, but there are also other colors such as white and yellow.

2. Habitat: Cormorants mainly inhabit coastal areas, rivers, lakes and reservoirs. They like to fly low above the water, or dive into the water to catch fish and other aquatic creatures for food. When hunting, cormorants will use their keen eyesight and hearing to find prey, and then quickly dive into the water to catch it.

3, predation habits: Cormorants have very keen vision and hearing, and can easily find prey. They usually catch their prey on the surface or underwater, and sometimes they prey in the air. Once the prey is found, the cormorant will quickly dive into the water to catch it. With strong diving ability, it is one of the deepest diving birds in the world.

Cormorant related content

Breeding habits: Cormorants generally breed in spring and summer, and they nest in tree holes or caves near the water. Generally, 2-4 eggs are laid in each nest, and the incubation period is about 28 days. During this period, both male and female parents will participate in hatching and feeding chickens. Chickens need to be fed for a period of time after hatching to live independently.

2. Cultural significance: In the traditional culture of China, cormorants are regarded as auspicious birds, which have a beautiful meaning. In some areas, cormorants will be released during the Spring Festival to pray for good luck and food and clothing in the coming year. In addition, cormorants often appear in cultural and artistic works in some places, such as poems and paintings.

3. Protection status: Although cormorants have certain ecological value and cultural significance, their numbers have gradually decreased in recent years due to environmental damage, artificial hunting and other reasons. In order to protect this precious bird, international and domestic protection measures have been taken, such as establishing nature reserves and restricting hunting. It also advocates people to pay attention to and protect wild animals and maintain ecological balance.