Least ConcernCommon Murre
Uria aalge
One of the 13 cormorants on WAnimals
Birds · Suliformes · Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax penicillatus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
Brandt's cormorant is a large black cormorant of the North American Pacific coast, with a ruff of fine white feathers and a throat of bright cobalt blue during courtship. It breeds in dense colonies on islands and cliffs and fishes in the kelp forests of the California Current. Its populations swing sharply with El Niño events.
Weight
1.8 kg – 2.8 kg
Size
70 cm – 79 cm
Life expectancy
18 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Colony
Lives in large concentrations, often for breeding reasons.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (en): Brandt's cormorant
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 13.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Brandt's Cormorant — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about brandt's cormorant.
