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Brandt's Cormorant

Phalacrocorax penicillatus ORDER: PELECANIFORMES FAMILY: PHALACROCORACIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

Brandt

© 2004 Cornell Lab of Ornithology

A large cormorant of the Pacific Coast, the Brandt's Cormorant is found only in marine environments.

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Calls

  • Calls
    Recorded by Gregory F. Budney
    • Courtesy of Macaulay Library
    © Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Low, hoarse and guttural croaks, growls, or gargles.

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