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 LC    Red-faced Cormorant* Id (Atlas):
    Urile urile

Description (10)
Image of Red-faced Cormorant
 

Other Names (World)
Red-faced Cormorant, Red-faced Shag

Family
Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants)

Size
71 - 89 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gmelin, 1789)

Range (Guide)
Canada, Japan, Russia (Asian), USA (B).

Unknown to China (mainland), Taiwan (China).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 200,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Small fish and crustaceans, including crabs and shrimps, which is catches mainly by pursuit diving.

Voice
A low, weak guttural croaking 'kwoon' or 'gwoo' uttered at colonies.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

 
Red-faced Cormorant (Urile urile) [XC106047]
     by Andrew Spencer from St. Paul Island, Alaska, United States (call)

 
Red-faced Cormorant (Urile urile) [XC103511]
     by Ryan P. O'Donnell from St. Paul Island, Alaska, United States (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Red-faced Cormorant (Urile urile) - 10 files


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