Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
Brandt's Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) - HBW 1, p. 345
French: Cormoran de Brandt
German: Pinselscharbe
Spanish: Cormorán Sargento
Other common names: Brown/Penciled/Townsend's Cormorant
Taxonomy: Carbo penicillatus Brandt, 1837, no locality.
Sometimes placed in genus Compsohalieus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Coasts of W North America, from SE Alaska to Baja California (Mexico).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A group of birds in the colony Locality Monterey County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 30 April 2001 4 years ago 15 sec 3.5 -
A group of adult birds in the nests Locality Monterey County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 30 April 2001 4 years ago 15 sec 3 -
A breeding-plumaged individual flying Locality Moss Landing, Monterey County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Michael Grunow 8 August 2006 4 years ago 3 sec 2.7
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A bird in breeding plumage swimming.
Locality Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 15 May 2003 3 years ago 4.4 -
Young brand'ts cormorant standing on rocks beside the channel
Locality Marina del Rey, Los Angeles County, California, USA (United States)
susanks 12 June 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Adult bird in breeding plumage (with plumes) swimming in the sea at Municipal Wharf.
Locality Monterey, Monterey County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Pia Öberg 14 February 2006 21 weeks ago 3.8 -
A breeding adult with plumes resting
Locality University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA (United States)
Justin Watts 8 April 2011 42 weeks ago 3.4 -
Birds on rock with first winter Common Murre.
Locality Monterey County, California, USA (United States)
Miriam Bauman 20 September 2005 1 year ago 2.8 -
A bird at the sea seen from the coast.
Locality Monterey, Monterey County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 24 August 1991 19 weeks ago 1.7
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