Nannopterum
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Nannopterum is a genus of cormorant comprising three species. They are found throughout the Americas, hence the common name American cormorants.
Double crested Cormorant RWD14
Flightless cormorant Isabela
Neotropic Cormorant, Cotúa Olivácea
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Flightless cormorant
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The flightless cormorant, also known as the Galápagos cormorant, is a cormorant endemic to the Galápagos Islands, and an example of the highly unusual fauna there. It is unique in that it is the only
Nannopterum
…species were moved the resurrected genus Nannopterum that had been introduced in 1899 by English ornithologist Richard Bowdler Sharpe to accommodate the flightless cormorant. The genus Nannopterum is thought to have split from Leucocarbo between 6.7 - 8.0 million years ago. The genus name Nannopterum combines the Ancient…
Flightless cormorant drying its wings
Swimming just below the surface of shallow sea water
Nesting