red-legged cormorant
red-legged shag
red-footed cormorant
red-footed shag
Gaimard's cormorant
phalacrocorax gaimardi latin

Red-legged Cormorant pairs are observed to be monogamous for at least one season.

There is no sexual dimorphism between the male and female Red-legged Cormorants.

Most Red-legged Cormorants forage no further than 3 km away from their nest.

The Red-legged Cormorant is native to the coast of South America.

The Red-legged Cormorant is a non-colonial seabird, instead living in pairs or small groups.

Red-legged Cormorants are generally solitary foragers, but hunting in pairs or small flocks may occur.

Its been suggested that the population of Red-legged Cormorants on the Atlantic coast are a separate subspecies.

The Red-legged Cormorant has not been observed wing-spreading, which is characteristic of most cormorant species.

The Red-legged Cormorant's appearance is unmistakable.

Juvenile Red-legged Cormorants usually possess paler, brown plumage with a speckling of white around the throat.

Also is reproduction area for other species, as are the Red-legged Cormorant and Kelp Gull.

Red-legged Cormorants nest sparsely on steep rock faces, including coastal cliffs, rocky islets, and sea caverns.

Basal lineage 2: Red-legged Cormorant.

The wing drying action is seen even in the flightless cormorant but commonly in the Antarctic shags and red-legged cormorants.

The Red-legged Cormorant is a medium sized seabird, with a long neck, streamlined body, webbed feet and a long, thin hooked bill.

Many Red-legged Cormorants forage at low tide, presumably to minimize their travel time to and from the surface and to maximize time searching for food.

The Red-legged Cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi) also known as the Red-legged Shag, Red-footed Cormorant, Red-footed Shag, Gaimard's Cormorant and Grey Cormorant, is a resident of the coastline of South America.

The Red-legged Cormorant is placed within the genus Phalacrocorax, but it has been debated that it should be placed within Notocarbo as phylogenetic studies suggest that it is most closely related to other southern-hemisphere shags, such as Spotted Shag.

She studied plumage variations in juvenile Blue-eyed, King and Red-legged Shags, and used plumage and behavioural patterns to establish relationships between King and Blue-eyed Shags.

The Red-legged Cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi) also known as the Red-legged Shag, Red-footed Cormorant, Red-footed Shag, Gaimard's Cormorant and Grey Cormorant, is a resident of the coastline of South America.

The Red-legged Cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi) also known as the Red-legged Shag, Red-footed Cormorant, Red-footed Shag, Gaimard's Cormorant and Grey Cormorant, is a resident of the coastline of South America.

Cladistic analysis suggests that it is related to other cliff-nesting species such as the Red-footed Shag, Pelagic cormorant and Red-faced Shag.

The Red-legged Cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi) also known as the Red-legged Shag, Red-footed Cormorant, Red-footed Shag, Gaimard's Cormorant and Grey Cormorant, is a resident of the coastline of South America.

The Red-legged Cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi) also known as the Red-legged Shag, Red-footed Cormorant, Red-footed Shag, Gaimard's Cormorant and Grey Cormorant, is a resident of the coastline of South America.

The Red-legged Cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi) also known as the Red-legged Shag, Red-footed Cormorant, Red-footed Shag, Gaimard's Cormorant and Grey Cormorant, is a resident of the coastline of South America.