Cormorants, Shags

Red-legged Cormorant

Poikilocarbo gaimardi

The Red-legged Cormorant (Poikilocarbo gaimardi) is a 1.4 kg ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It stays put all year.

Family

Cormorants, Shags

Order

Suliformes

Weight

1.4 kg

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

3

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