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Phalacrocorax gaimardi

Photo by Peter R. Bono
Location: Islas Ballesteras, Paracas, Peru.

[edit] Identification

Grey, dark on head and neck, white spots on back, grey chest and abdomen, dark primaries, white spot to both sides of the neck, yellow bill with red-orange base. Red-orange legs.

[edit] Distribution

Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands, and Peru.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Shallow seas and rocky shores.

[edit] Behaviour

It nests on rocks or cliffs projecting, and 3 white eggs are laid.

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