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Phalacrocorax pelagicus
Phalacrocorax pelagicus
Pelagic Cormorant
Photographer: Gerald and Buff Corsi
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 0000 1111 7513 3240 (2025-03-13)

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  • date of photo  Nov 15, 2011
  • location   Monterey County, California, US
  • family Phalacrocoracidae
  • order Suliformes
  • class Aves
  • notes   The Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus), also known as Baird's Cormorant, is a small member of the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae. Elkhorn Slough is a 17.1-mile-long tidal slough and estuary on Monterey Bay in Monterey County, California.
  • CalAcademy slide #    Pelagic Cormorant - Phalacrocorax pelagicus 111115 _7004033.tif
  • photo category: Animal - Bird
  • batch id: batchid_2025-03-13_09:03:43_4401

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   Pelagic Cormorant
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