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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.  
 
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Phalacrocorax gaimardi

[[Image:Red-legged_Cormorant.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Peter Bono
Location: Islas Ballesteras, Paracas, [[Peru].]]

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.

Distribution

Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands, and Peru.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Shallow seas and rocky shores.

Behaviour

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

External Links

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