Phalacrocoracidae
Magellanic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax magellanicus (Gmelin, 1789)
Phalacrocorax magellanicus, the rock shag, is a small black-and-white cormorant that dives shallowly near shore for small fish.
Guanay Cormorant
Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum (Lesson, 1837)
Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum, the guanay cormorant, is a near threatened cormorant that is the main producer of guano.
Neotropic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Gmelin, 1789)
Phalacrocorax brasilianus is a small slender cormorant that dives to feed on small fish and other aquatic prey.
Flightless Cormorant
Phalacrocorax harrisi Rothschild, 1898
Flightless cormorant is a flightless, endemic cormorant from Galápagos Islands that hunts marine prey in shallow coastal waters.
Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus (Lesson, 1831)
Phalacrocorax auritus, the double-crested cormorant, is a large North American waterbird with distinct plumage variation by age and breeding season.
European Shag
Phalacrocorax aristotelis (Linnaeus, 1761)
Phalacrocorax aristotelis, the European shag, is a medium-large black seabird with specific breeding ranges and distinguishing features.
Pelagic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pallas, 1811
Phalacrocorax pelagicus, the pelagic cormorant, is a small North Pacific cormorant with distinct plumage traits.
Red-faced Cormorant
Phalacrocorax urile (Gmelin, 1789)
Phalacrocorax urile, the red-faced cormorant, is a sea bird identifiable by its colored bare facial skin, with specific feeding habits and predators.
Brandt's Cormorant
Urile penicillatus (J.F.Brandt, 1837)
Urile penicillatus, or Brandt's cormorant, is a North American Pacific coast seabird with distinct blue breeding throat patches.
Red-legged Cormorant
Phalacrocorax gaimardi (Lesson & Garnot, 1828)
The red-legged cormorant is a distinct medium-sized South American coastal seabird with coloured legs and bills.
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