Neotropic cormorant

Neotropic cormorant
N. b. mexicanum
Guatemala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Suliformes
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Genus: Nannopterum
Species:
N. brasilianum
Binomial name
Nannopterum brasilianum
(Gmelin, 1789)
Range of Nannopterum brasilianum
  Accidental occurrence
  Resident
Synonyms

Phalacrocorax olivaceus (Humboldt, 1805)
Phalacrocorax pampeanus Moreno & Mercerat, 1891
Phalacrocorax vigua
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Nannopterum olivaceus
Nannopterum vigum
Nannopterum pampeanum
Nesocarbo brasilianum
Nesocarbo olivaceus
Nesocarbo vigum
Nesocarbo pampeanum

The neotropic cormorant or olivaceous cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum) is a medium-sized cormorant found throughout the American tropics and subtropics, from the middle Rio Grande and the Gulf and Californian coasts of the United States south through Mexico and Central America to southern South America, where it is called by the indigenous name of biguá. It also breeds in the Bahamas, Cuba, and Trinidad. It can be found both on coasts (including some mangrove areas) and in inland waters. There are at least two subspecies: N. b. mexicanum from Nicaragua northwards and N. b. brasilianum further south. In Peru, the neotropic cormorant is used by the Uru people for fishing.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Nannopterum brasilianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22696773A133550739. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22696773A133550739.en. Retrieved 27 April 2022.