Red-legged Cormorant (Poikilocarbo gaimardi)
About the Red-legged Cormorant
The red-legged cormorant (Poikilocarbo gaimardi), also known as the red-legged shag, red-footed cormorant, red-footed shag, Gaimard's cormorant and grey cormorant, is a species of cormorant resident to the coastline of South America. It is the only member of the genus Poikilocarbo. It is non-colonial unlike most seabirds. The red-legged cormorant has not been observed wing-spreading, which is unusual among cormorant species.
A real field recording of the Red-legged Cormorant. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
1 recording on this page · licensed Public Domain / CC0 ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Argentina, Chile, Peru · xeno-canto lists 8 recordings for this species in total.
Other birds in this region
- American Barn OwlTyto furcatarecording
- American KestrelFalco sparveriusrecording
- Andean FlickerColaptes rupicolarecording
- Andean GullChroicocephalus serranusrecording
- Ash-breasted Sierra FinchGeospizopsis plebejusrecording
- Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiirecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.