VulnerableMarine Iguana
Amblyrhynchus cristatus
One of the 13 cormorants on WAnimals
Birds · Suliformes · Phalacrocoracidae
Nannopterum harrisi
At high risk of extinction in the wild over the medium term.
The flightless cormorant is the only cormorant in the world to have lost the power of flight. Its wings are reduced to feathered stumps a third of the size needed to lift it. It lives only on the western coasts of two Galápagos islands, where it dives among the rocks chasing octopus, eels and fish with its powerful webbed feet. The whole world population is around a thousand pairs.
Weight
2.5 kg – 5 kg
Size
89 cm – 1 m
Life expectancy
13 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.
Estimated population
Some 1,000-2,000 individuals
Sources consulted: IUCN Red List · Animal Diversity Web · Wikipedia (es)
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Flightless Cormorant — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
The flightless cormorant is classified as vulnerable. Organisations such as the IUCN, WWF and the Wildlife Conservation Society work specifically on its conservation and that of its habitat; looking into their programmes is a good starting point if you want to get involved.
It's documented in 1 protected area — one reason why protecting these places matters for its conservation.
Based on what we already know about flightless cormorant.
