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Flightless Cormorant

Phalacrocorax harrisi)

Description:

The Flightless Cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi), also known as the Galapagos Cormorant, is a cormorant native to the Galapagos Islands, and an example of the highly unusual fauna there. It is unique in that it is the only cormorant that has lost the ability to fly.

Habitat:

Punta Espinoza, Fernandina, Galapagos

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pamsai

Ecuador

Spotted on May 30, 2011
Submitted on Dec 12, 2012

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