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Magellanic Cormorant (Leucocarbo magellanicus)

Magellanic Cormorant (Leucocarbo magellanicus)
Magellanic Cormorant (Leucocarbo magellanicus)

About Magellanic Cormorant (Leucocarbo magellanicus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Pelicans
  • Family: Cormorants

The rock shag, also known as the Magellanic cormorant, is a marine cormorant found around the southernmost coasts of South America. Its breeding range is from around Valdivia, Chile, south to Cape Horn and Tierra del Fuego, and north to Punta Tombo in Argentina. In winter it is seen further north, with individuals reaching as far as Santiago, Chile on the west coast and Uruguay on the east. The birds also breed around the coasts of the Falkland Islands.

Source: Wikipedia

Visits

  • 2005-02-01

    Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina
    Local name Rock Cormorant
  • 2005-02-14

    Puerto Deseado, Argentina
  • 2021-11-26

    Ushuaia, Argentina
    Image from 2021-11-26
  • 2021-12-10

    Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina
    Image from 2021-12-10