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 5 years ago 15 sec 4.4 -
A group of adult birds in the nests Locality Monterey County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 30 April 2001 5 years ago 15 sec 3.3 -
A breeding-plumaged individual flying Locality Moss Landing, Monterey County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Michael Grunow 8 August 2006 5 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 4 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 3 years ago 4 -
Brandt's Cormorant in Monterey Bay
Locality Monterey Bay, California, USA (United States)
Ethan Winning 17 February 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.9 -
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 1 year ago 3.8 -
Juvenile in flight
Locality San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA (United States)
Paul A Guris 6 September 2011 16 weeks ago 3.5 -
Immature in flight.
Locality Santa Barbara County, California, USA (United States)
Paul A Guris 6 September 2011 40 weeks ago 3.5
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