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Pelagic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax pelagicus

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

Small, dark cormorant with a dark bill.

Habitat:

Hanging out on a buoy with some sea lions! Found in the Wrangell Narrows, a saltwater, inshore area between two islands.

Reference Links:

Pelagic Cormorant, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
AshleyT
When I zoom in, it actually looks like it's a dead bird. Not sure though!
James McNair
In image 3 what is that above heads of sea lions? Looks like another bird. Young injured or dead?

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Birds of the World
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Alaska Fauna and Flora
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Great Alaskan Challenge
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PublishedOctober 28, 2015

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