Neotropic Cormorant

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Neotropic Cormorant (<em>Nannopterum brasilianum</em>) is a species of Cormorants, Shags (<em>Phalacrocoracidae</em>) in the order Boobies, Cormorants and Frigatebirds.

Overview

Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum) is a species of Cormorants, Shags (Phalacrocoracidae) in the order Boobies, Cormorants and Frigatebirds.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Nannopterum; binomial: Nannopterum brasilianum; authority: (Gmelin, JF, 1789).

Distribution

Breeding range: the Nearctic, Middle America and South America.

Conservation Status

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

Remarks

No additional remarks recorded.

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