#poikilocarbo

[herpsandbirds]

Red-legged Cormorant aka Red-footed Shag (Poikilocarbo gaimardi), family Phalacrocoracidae, order Suliformes, Peninsula de Hualpen, Chile

photograph by Juan Carlos Gedda Ortiz

[birdblues]

Red-legged Cormorant

[herpsandbirds]

Red-legged Cormorant aka Red-footed Shag (Poikilocarbo gaimardi) on nest, family Phalacrocoracidae, order Suliformes, Argentina

photograph by Mikelzubi

[herpsandbirds]

Red-legged Cormorant aka Red-footed Shag (Poikilocarbo gaimardi), family Phalacrocoracidae, order Suliformes, Peru

photograph by JJ Pamplona

[herpsandbirds]

hihi i just saw your post of the long tailed meadowlark, and i was wondering if you have any favorites from chile??

- chilean

Pajaros Chilenos

There is almost too much to pick a favorite, but here are some favorites from Chile (including a bird you and I both love)...

Long-tailed Meadowlark (Leistes loyca), family Icteridae, order Passeriformes, Chile

photograph by @rafaelmaffessa & Luke Seitz

Many-colored Rush Tyrant (Tachuris rubrigastra), family Tachurididae, order Passeriformes, Santiago, Chile

photograph by @niemyungphotography

Torrent Duck (Merganetta armata), L - female and R - male, family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, Chile

As the name suggests, these ducks live in fast flowing rivers, in western South America, from Colombia to Tierra del Fuego.

photograph by Eduardo Minte Hess (eMinte | Flickr)

Red-legged Cormorant aka Red-footed Shag (Poikilocarbo gaimardi), family Phalacrocoracidae, order Suliformes, Peninsula de Hualpen, Chile

photograph by Juan Carlos Gedda Ortiz

Ashy-headed Goose (Chloephaga poliocephala), family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, Patagonia, Chile

photograph by Alex Proimos

[herpsandbirds]

Can you show some cormorants? They are my favourite animals (especially Brandt’s)

I think I can rustle up a few cormorants for you...

Red-legged Cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi), family Phalacrocoracidae, order Suliformes, and Inca Tern (Larosterna inca), family Laridae, order Charadriiformes, on the coast of Peru

photograph by Lev Frid

Red-legged Cormorant aka Red-footed Shag (Poikilocarbo gaimardi), family Phalacrocoracidae, order Suliformes, Peru

photograph by JJ Pamplona

Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum), family Phalacrocoracidae, order Suliformes, Coney Island, NYC, NY, USA

photograph by Aleksandr Mayman

Brandt’s Cormorant (Urile penicillatus), male in mating colors, family Phalacrocoracidae, order Suliformes, La Jolla, CA, USA

photograph by Phillip Colla

Brandt’s Cormorant (Urile penicillatus), male in mating colors, family Phalacrocoracidae, order Suliformes, La Jolla, CA, USA

photograph by Christopher Gutierrez