Red-legged Cormorant
Poikilocarbo gaimardi
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 1,238
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
Description
The red-legged cormorant (Poikilocarbo gaimardi), also known as the red-legged shag, red-footed cormorant, red-footed shag, Gaimard's cormorant and grey cormorant, is a species of cormorant resident to the coastline of South America. It is the only member of the genus Poikilocarbo. It is non-colonial unlike most seabirds. The red-legged cormorant has not been observed wing-spreading, which is unusual among cormorant species.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Red-legged cormorant”.