Red-legged Cormorant

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Red-legged Cormorant

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Genus: Phalacrocorax
Species: P. gaimardi
Binomial name
Phalacrocorax gaimardi
(Lesson & Garnot, 1828)

The Red-legged Cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi) is a species of bird in the Phalacrocoracidae family. It is found in Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands, and Peru. Its natural habitats are shallow seas and rocky shores. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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