Guanay Cormorant

Overview

Guanay Cormorant (Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum) is a species of Cormorants, Shags (Phalacrocoracidae) in the order Boobies, Cormorants and Frigatebirds.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Leucocarbo; binomial: Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum; authority: (Lesson, RP, 1837).

Distribution

Breeding range: South America.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

In the phylogeny of Kennedy & Spencer (2014), Guanay Cormorant is included in Leucocarbo where it is basal to the remaining species within that group. Move from Phalacrocorax to Leucocarbo. The specific epithet was emended from bougainvillii to bougainvilliorum in Dickinson & Remsen (2013) and further justified by Elliott (2020).