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| − | + | [[Image:Guanay_Cormorant.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|pbono|Peter Bono}}<br />Islas Ballesteras, off Paracas, central [[Peru]], March 2002]] | |
| − | + | ;[[:Category:Leucocarbo|Leucocarbo]] bougainvillii | |
| − | [[Image:Guanay_Cormorant.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Peter Bono<br /> | + | ''Phalacrocorax bougainvillii'' |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 71–76 cm (28-30 in)<br /> | ||
| + | '''Adult''' | ||
| + | *Erectile crest | ||
| + | *Black head, neck, back and uppertail-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] | ||
| + | *Red eye | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Guanay CormorantRR.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Rodrigo+Reyes|Rodrigo Reyes}}<br />Quintero, [[Chile]], November 2006]] | ||
| + | [[South America]]: found on seacoasts and islands off [[Peru]] and [[Chile]] | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
| + | Sometimes placed in genus [[:Category:Phalacrocorax|Phalacrocorax]]. | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Islands and sea shores. They feed in colder waters of the Humboldt current. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | [[Image:31557guanay-cormorant7102.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Juvenile (lacks red eye)<br />Photo by {{user|Peter+de+Haas|Peter de Haas}}<br />Isla ballestas, [[Peru]], January 2007 ]] | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their main diet consists of fish, which they hunt by diving. | ||
| + | ==In Culture== | ||
| + | This common Humboldt Current species deposits by far the most guano which was harvested in the 19th and 20th centuries. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Cormorant+bougainvillii}} |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phalacrocorax]] | + | |
| + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Phalacrocorax]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:00, 5 September 2021
- Leucocarbo bougainvillii
Phalacrocorax bougainvillii
Identification
71–76 cm (28-30 in)
Adult
- Erectile crest
- Black head, neck, back and uppertail-coverts
- Red eye
Distribution
South America: found on seacoasts and islands off Peru and Chile
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Sometimes placed in genus Phalacrocorax.
Habitat
Islands and sea shores. They feed in colder waters of the Humboldt current.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of fish, which they hunt by diving.
In Culture
This common Humboldt Current species deposits by far the most guano which was harvested in the 19th and 20th centuries.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Guanay Cormorant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Guanay_Cormorant
