Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) - HBW 1, p. 343
French: Cormoran vigua
German: Olivenscharbe
Spanish: Cormorán Biguá
Other common names: Olivaceous/Bigua/Brazilian Cormorant; Mexican Cormorant (mexicanus)
Taxonomy: Pelecanus olivaceus Humboldt, 1805, banks of the Magdalena River, lat. 8° 55' N, Colombia.
Original name for species P. brasilianus recently revived, but acceptance and usage of olivaceus widespread, and former may be best considered forgotten name. Sometimes placed in genus Hypoleucos. Two subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- mexicanus (Brandt, 1837) - NW Mexico and C America, S USA, Bahamas and Cuba.
- olivaceus (Humboldt, 1805) - Panama to Cape Horn.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Several birds perched on a branch above a lake, including a juvenile, two birds calling and two adults drying its wings. Locality Coba, Quintana Roo State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (ssp mexicanus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 24 July 2005 4 years ago 34 sec 4.5 -
A head detail of a bird under the shadow, by the river side. Locality Curicaca Wildlife Refuge, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp olivaceus)
Alex García · Videoaves 4 July 2008 2 years ago 37 sec 4.4 -
Adult birds fishing Locality Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp olivaceus)
Carlos Gussoni 26 March 2011 44 weeks ago 31 sec 4 -
Two birds on poles, one panting and the other, in breeding plumage, preening and scratching its head Locality Coba, Quintana Roo State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (ssp mexicanus)
Josep del Hoyo 28 September 2006 4 years ago 34 sec 3.9 -
A bird in a branch, drying its wings Locality Peru (ssp olivaceus)
Max Roth 31 March 2001 6 years ago 12 sec 3.9 -
A close-up of a bird Locality Peru (ssp olivaceus)
Max Roth 31 March 2001 6 years ago 8 sec 3.9
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In flight.
Locality Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (ssp olivaceus)
Santiago Meligeni Lozano 19 November 2010 1 year ago 4.4 -
An individual with a fish in its beak, just fished.
Locality Cocha Cashu Biological Station, Manu National Park, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp olivaceus)
Joe Tobias 22 November 2004 6 weeks ago 4.3 -
Neotropic Cormorant at Caño Negro, Costa Rica
Locality Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge, Arenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (ssp mexicanus)
Hans Hillewaert 6 August 2009 1 year ago 4.3 -
Neotropic Cormorant in breeding plumage
Locality Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, Gilbert, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA (United States) (ssp mexicanus)
Alex Woodruff 21 January 2011 17 weeks ago 4 -
This bird had just exited a pond in a city park.
Locality Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (ssp olivaceus)
Dannie Polley 13 January 2011 1 year ago 4 -
A bird resting.
Locality Iquique, Tarapacá Region, Chile (ssp olivaceus)
Patricio Mackenzie 18 July 2010 1 year ago 3.9
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Several birds. Locality Tocantins State, Brazil
(ssp olivaceus)
Ciro Albano 5 July 2008 2 years ago 3
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