Cormorants
Order: Pelecaniformes. Family: Phalacrocoracidae
The Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium-to-large coastal, fish-eating sea-birds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage colouration varies with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black and white, and a few being colourful. There are 6 species which occur in Chile.
- Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
- Rock Shag Phalacrocorax magellanicus
- Guanay Cormorant Phalacrocorax bougainvillii
- Antarctic Shag Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis (Ant)
- Imperial Shag Phalacrocorax atriceps
- Red-legged Cormorant Phalacrocorax gaimardi
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