Magellanic Cormorant
Leucocarbo magellanicus
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Suliformes
- Family
- Phalacrocoracidae
Le Cormoran de Magellan (Leucocarbo magellanicus, anciennement Phalacrocorax magellanicus) est une espèce d'oiseaux de la famille des Phalacrocoracidae. Selon la classification de référence du Congrès ornithologique international (version 15. 2, 2026), c'est une espèce monotypique (non subdivisée en sous-espèces).
The rock shag (Leucocarbo magellanicus), also known as the Magellanic cormorant, is a marine cormorant found around the southernmost coasts of South America. Its breeding range is from around Valdivia, Chile, south to Cape Horn and Tierra del Fuego, and north to Punta Tombo in Argentina. In winter it is seen further north, with individuals reaching as far as Santiago, Chile on the west coast and Uruguay on the east.
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