Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus) - HBW 1, p. 346
French: Cormoran pélagique
German: Meerscharbe
Spanish: Cormorán Pelágico
Other common names: Pelagic Shag, Baird's Cormorant
Taxonomy: Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pallas, 1811, eastern Kamachatka and the Aleutian Islands.
sometimes placed in genus Stictocarbo. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- pelagicus Pallas, 1811 - N Pacific.
- resplendens Audubon, 1838 - British Columbia to NW Mexico.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A close-up of a bird preening, with the Pacific Ocean on the background Locality Monterey, Monterey County, California, USA (United States) (ssp resplendens)
Bill Wayman 30 September 2006 5 years ago 36 sec 4.6 -
Two birds on a rock, one of them jumping to another one and preening Locality Monterey, Monterey County, California, USA (United States) (ssp resplendens)
Bill Wayman 30 September 2006 5 years ago 34 sec 4.5 -
A bird swimming, diving and then trying to swallow a fish. Suddenly a gull appears and takes it. Locality Habomai Port, Nemuro Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan (ssp pelagicus)
Josep del Hoyo 6 February 2010 2 years ago 22 sec 4.4 -
An adult in the nest with three chicks. Locality Verkhovsky Island, Peter the Great Bay, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp pelagicus)
Josep del Hoyo 22 June 2009 3 years ago 34 sec 4 -
A close-up of an adult on its nest in the cliff. Locality Verkhovsky Island, Peter the Great Bay, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp pelagicus)
Josep del Hoyo 22 June 2009 3 years ago 30 sec 4 -
Bird swimming, then diving for food Locality Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (ssp resplendens)
Joe Angseesing 12 August 2007 4 years ago 35 sec 4
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Shoal of Life. A cormorant in a frenetic pursuit trying to capture one of the thousand grunt fishes.
Locality Baja California State, Mexico (Northern)
Cristobal Serrano 1 September 2011 50 weeks ago 4.8 -
immature
Locality Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan (ssp pelagicus)
AurélienAudevard 10 February 2010 3 years ago 4.1 -
Non-breeding plumage adult swimming with an adult male Harlequin Duck.
Locality Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada (ssp resplendens)
Ken Simonite 10 December 2012 21 weeks ago 3.6 -
immature
Locality Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan (ssp pelagicus)
AurélienAudevard 10 February 2010 3 years ago 3.3 -
Returning to its nest under the Monterey Bay aquarium
Locality Monterey, Monterey County, California, USA (United States) (ssp resplendens)
Patrick Ellsworth 10 December 2010 1 year ago 3 -
An adult nearby the colony.
Locality Middleton Island, Alaska, USA (United States) (ssp pelagicus)
Christophe Gouraud 17 July 2006 3 years ago 3
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