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Phalacrocorax magellanicus

Photo by Scamp123.
Location: Goose Green jetty, Falkland Islands

Adult feeding young at a rookery.
Photo by Gary Clark.
Location: Gypsy Cove, Falkland Islands.

[edit] Identification

A black and white bird, with head, neck and upperparts black and chest and underparts white. The legs and feet are a pink, fleshy colour, and the bare flesh around the beak and eyes is brick red.

[edit] Distribution

Chile, Argentina and Uruguay. The birds also breed around the coasts of the Falkland Islands.

[edit] Taxonomy

This species is monotypic.^[1]

[edit] Habitat

Coastal areas and rocky cliffs.

[edit] Behaviour

It nests on ledges on steep, bare, rocky cliffs. It normally lays 3 eggs, though nests of from 2 to 5 eggs have been seen.

Its diet includes small fish.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019

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