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Magellanic Cormorant
Leucocarbo magellanicus
Least ConcernThe Magellanic Cormorant is a fish-eating waterbird of Patagonia and the far southern Atlantic coast. It dives from the surface to chase fish and aquatic prey, then often rests upright on rocks, posts, banks, or trees with wings held out to dry. Colonies usually form near productive coasts, lakes, rivers, or wetlands.
- Family
- Phalacrocoracidae
- Range
- Magellanic Cormorant Range — Resident or seasonal range in Patagonia and the far southern Atlantic coast
- Population
- ≈ Unknown