Red-faced Cormorant [Phalacrocorax urile]
Description
The Red-faced Cormorant is similar in appearance to the Pelagic Cormorant but larger, with a heavier bill, and a red face. They are found in the Northern Pacific, along the coasts of eastern Siberia and Alaska. They feed by diving for fish and invertebrates.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
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|---|---|
| Class |
Birds
Aves
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| Order |
Cormorants and Shags
Suliformes
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| Family |
Cormorants and Shags
Phalacrocoracidae
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| Genus |
Cormorants
Phalacrocorax
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