Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Cormorants :: Red-legged Cormorant
Red-legged Cormorant Phalacrocorax gaimardi
Described by: Lesson; Garnot (1828)
Alternate common name(s): Red-legged Shag
Old scientific name(s): Stictocarbo gaimardi, Leucocarbo gaimardi
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Range
W. South America; Se. South America;
Two breeding populations;
Main population off w. South America; Small, isolated population off s. Argentina;
Coast of Peru from Point Aguja, Ballestas off Paracas and Piura s. at least to Chiloe Is. and possibly Estero Ellefantes, Aisen, Chile (Mejillones Bay, Coquimbo). Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz, s. Argentina.
Disperses n. as far as s. Ecuador and s. to the Straits of Magellan.
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Sounds
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References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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