Pelagic Cormorant

Description:

The Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus), also known as Baird's Cormorant, is a small member of the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae. Analogous to other smallish cormorants, it is also called Pelagic Shag occasionally. This seabird lives along the coasts of the northern Pacific; during winter it can also be found in the open ocean

Habitat:

coasts

Notes:

This small cormorant inhabits the rocky shoreline of North America from Mexico to Alaska.