Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
Red-legged Cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi) - HBW 1, p. 351
French: Cormoran de Gaimard
German: Buntscharbe
Spanish: Cormorán Chuita
Other common names: Red footed Shag/Cormorant, Gaimard's Cormorant
Taxonomy: Carbo Gaimardi Lesson and Garnot, 1828, Lima, au Pérou = San Lorenzo Island, roadstead of Lima.
Atlantic populations sometimes considered to form separate race cirriger. Sometimes placed in genus Stictocarbo. Monotypic.
Distribution: Coasts of S South America: in Pacific from near equator S to Chiloé I (SC Chile) and beyond; in Atlantic restricted to S Argentina.
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A bird on a rock stretching its wing and preening Locality Argentina (Monotypic species)
Max Roth 31 January 2002 6 years ago 26 sec 4.3 -
A bird on a rock, looking around Locality Argentina (Monotypic species)
Max Roth 31 January 2002 6 years ago 26 sec 4.1 -
A group in a breeding colony with some pairs billing Locality Punta Ronca, Valdivia Province, Los Ríos Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 October 2003 7 years ago 26 sec 3.7 -
A bird colony with several birds at their nests Locality Punta Ronca, Valdivia Province, Los Ríos Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 October 2003 7 years ago 20 sec 3.4 -
Adult swimming, then diving Locality Valdivia Province, Los Ríos Region, Chile
Joe Angseesing 9 February 2008 3 years ago 7 sec 3.3 -
A group in a breeding colony with some pairs billing and heteropreening Locality Punta Ronca, Valdivia Province, Los Ríos Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 October 2003 7 years ago 19 sec 3.3
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Adult in a nest
Locality Choros Island, Humboldt Penguin National Reserve, Chile (Monotypic species)
Max Buchheister 16 September 2011 18 weeks ago 4 -
Red-legged shag flying
Locality Pucusana, Lima Department, Peru
Nature Expeditions Peru 1 July 2008 2 years ago 4 -
Red-legged shag flying
Locality Pucusana, Lima Department, Peru
Nature Expeditions Peru 1 July 2008 2 years ago 4 -
on a rock
Locality Paracas National Reserve, Ica Department, Peru
oleicfrisbee 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.5 -
A pair in a colony.
Locality Chile
RAMON REYES CARRASCO 23 February 2010 1 year ago 3.3 -
A group of red-legged cormorants flying away
Locality Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Max Buchheister 14 September 2011 18 weeks ago 3
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