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A photo of a Brandt's Cormorant (Urile penicillatus)
Brandt's Cormorant

Brandt's Cormorant

Urile penicillatus

Brandt's cormorant (Urile penicillatus) is a strictly marine bird of the cormorant family of seabirds that inhabits the Pacific coast of North America. It ranges, in the summer, from Alaska to the Gulf of California, but the population north of Vancouver Island migrates south during the winter. Its specific name, penicillatus is Latin for a painter's brush (pencil of hairs), in reference to white plumes on its neck and back during the early breeding season. The common name honors the German naturalist Johann Friedrich von Brandt of the Academy of Sciences at St. Petersburg, who described the species from specimens collected on expeditions to the Pacific during the early 19th century. The average size of a Brandt's cormorant is 4.6 pounds. They have a length of about 34 inches and their wingspan is 4 feet. During the breeding season, adults have a blue throat patch.
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A photo of a Brandt's Cormorant photographed in Marina Park (Richmond) United States
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Robin L
Wednesday 06 Sep 2023 - 7:05pm
United States
A photo of a Brandt's Cormorant photographed in Sausalito Ferry Terminal United States
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Richard Bond
Tuesday 05 Sep 2023 - 7:09pm
United States
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Mr. Hatman
Friday 01 Sep 2023 - 3:23pm
United States
A photo of a Brandt's Cormorant photographed in Monterey Bay Aquarium United States
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Maria Mazurek
Saturday 26 Aug 2023 - 10:07pm
United States
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