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Red-faced Cormorant

Urile urile

Least Concern
Envergadura
54,1 cm
Peso
2013,0 g
Familia
Phalacrocoracidae
Orden
Suliformes

Acerca de

71–89 cm. Dark with vivid red facial skin; blue eyes; glossy green sheen. Breeds Aleutian and western Alaskan islands and NE Asia coasts. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in shallow coastal waters. Near Threatened; populations affected by oil pollution and entanglement in gillnets.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergadura 54,1 cm 21.3 in
Peso 2013,0 g 71.01 oz

Habitat & Range

Estado de conservación

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Incubation: 21 days. Fledging: 60 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

3-7

Taxonomía

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Orden Suliformes (Piqueros y Cormoranes)
Familia Phalacrocoracidae (Cormoranes)
Genus Urile
Especies Urile urile

External Databases

Preguntas frecuentes

Is the Red-faced Cormorant endangered?
The Red-faced Cormorant has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Red-faced Cormorant nest?
Incubation: 21 days. Fledging: 60 days.
How big is the Red-faced Cormorant?
The Red-faced Cormorant has a wingspan of 54.1 cm, weight of 2013.0 g.
What order and family does the Red-faced Cormorant belong to?
The Red-faced Cormorant (Urile urile) belongs to the order Suliformes and the family Phalacrocoracidae.

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