List of Birds of Argentina - Cormorants

Cormorants

Order: Pelecaniformes. Family: Phalacrocoracidae

The Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium-to-large coastal, fish-eating sea-birds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage colouration varies with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black and white, and a few being colourful.

  • Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
  • Rock Shag Phalacrocorax magellanicus
  • Guanay Cormorant Phalacrocorax bougainvillii
  • Imperial Shag Phalacrocorax atriceps
  • Red-legged Cormorant Phalacrocorax gaimardi

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