Red-legged cormorant
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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,[2] is a species of cormorant resident to the coastline of South America. It is the only member of the genus Poikilocarbo.[3] It is non-colonial unlike most seabirds. The red-legged cormorant has not been observed wing-spreading, which is unusual among cormorant species.[4]
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Red-legged cormorant | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Suliformes |
Family: | Phalacrocoracidae |
Genus: | Poikilocarbo Boetticher, 1935 |
Species: | P. gaimardi |
Binomial name | |
Poikilocarbo gaimardi (Garnot, 1828) | |
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