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 VU    Flightless Cormorant* Id (Atlas):
    Nannopterum harrisi

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Flightless Cormorant, Galapagos Cormorant

Family
Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants)

Size
89 - 100 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Rothschild, 1898)

Habitat
Rocky shorelines, coastal inshore waters. Also, pelagic.

Range (Guide)
Ecuador (B), Southeast Pacific (B) (NB).

Fernandina and Isabela in the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 1,679 (2010) and fluctuating.

Status VU
Human disturbance is the main thtreat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Fish, eels and octopus.

Voice
A low growl by adults.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

 
Flightless Cormorant (Nannopterum harrisi) [XC123076]
     by Du\u0161an M. Brinkhuizen from Galapagos, Fernandina, Punta Espinosa, Ecuador (call, display calls)

 
Flightless Cormorant (Nannopterum harrisi) [XC123075]
     by id from Galapagos, Fernandina, Punta Espinosa, Ecuador (call, song, display calls)

Nest
On shingle or flat lava outcrops, in a sheltered area, usually within 100 m of the shoreline. In small groups.

Subspecies
No subspecies.


References
See References.


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