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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

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A bird in the Atlantic Ocean coast. Locality Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil (ssp olivaceus)
Cláudio Dias Timm 14 December 2008 3 years ago 3
A bird in the Atlantic Ocean coast. Locality Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil (ssp olivaceus)
Cláudio Dias Timm 14 December 2008 3 years ago 3
An adult in a city park. Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela (ssp olivaceus)
philgunson 13 June 2009 4 years ago 3
Adul swiming in one of the water channels in Rio Tiznados Locality Llanos altos, Guárico State, Venezuela (ssp olivaceus)
kperezleon 26 December 2008 4 years ago 3
A bird on a tree, wings spread. Locality Girardot, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia (ssp olivaceus)
mauricio rueda 20 October 2007 4 years ago 3
A bird on a lake in city park. Locality Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Joselito Nardy Ribeiro 13 June 2012 50 weeks ago 2.8

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Several birds. Locality Tocantins State, Brazil (ssp olivaceus)
Ciro Albano 5 July 2008 4 years ago 3

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