OTHER NAMES: Olivaceous Cormorant
Latin Etymology: Nannopterum ("small wing") brasilianum ("of Brazil")
Neotropical Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum) at Tarcoles, Costa Rica - November 2025
Featured Subspecies: Nannopterum brasilianum brasilianum
Weight: 1.1-1.5kg / Length: 64cm / Wingspan: 100cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
As the name so conveniently implies, the Neotropical Cormorant is the common cormorant of much of Central and South America, with a range that extends up into the Gulf of Mexico. Similarly to the Great Cormorant in Japan, it has been used by the Uru People of Peru for fishing. Unusually for a cormorant, it can sometimes be found perching on wires.
Related Species:
Order: Suliformes
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Genus: Nannopterum
SUBSPECIES: N. b. mexicanum, N. b. brasilianum
- Sighting Locations -
COSTA RICA - Spanish - Cormorán Neotropical
A locally common species at the Coast and estuaries
- COSTA RICA 2025 TRIP: Numerous at Tarcoles
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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