- Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum
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
Sometimes placed in genus Phalacrocorax.
Subspecies
This is a monotypic species[1].
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 deposited by far the most of the guano which was harvested in the 19th and 20th centuries.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 14.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Guanay Cormorant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Guanay_Cormorant
External Links
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