Cormorants and Shags (Phalacrocoracidae)

Meet the 2 Puerto Rico bird records in the family Phalacrocoracidae.

2birds in this collection

The field guide

Meet the 2 Puerto Rico bird records in the family Phalacrocoracidae.

Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC

Cormorán Crestado

Nannopterum auritum

wetlands↗

Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC

Cormorán Neotropical

Nannopterum brasilianum

wetlands↗

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Occurrence in Puerto Rico

Rare and accidental birds whose appearances in Puerto Rico are exceptional rather than regular.

Birds by habitat

Pelagic visitors and breeding seabirds connected to the waters, cliffs and islands surrounding Puerto Rico.

Conservation

Puerto Rico bird records assigned to the IUCN category Least Concern.

Birds by habitat

Birds linked to beaches, tidal flats, mangroves, salt ponds, coastal lagoons and Puerto Rico's offshore cays.