Two Microcarbo occur in Africa, one is range restricted, this is locally common over most of sub-Saharan Africa, with a
second subspecies on Madagascar. Birds are fledged with white underparts which rapidly darken (left-hand bird). The intermediate plumage gives an attractive pattern on the back, but full
breeding birds are all black, with sometimes a purple or greenish gloss. The long tail together with its size make it unmistakeable.
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