Neotropic cormorant

Neotropic cormorant
N. b. mexicanum Guatemala
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific 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.