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Phalacrocorax brasilianus   (Gmelin, 1789)

Neotropic cormorant
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Virgin Islands (UK) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: stray
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Peter Island.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/vi.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Norton, R.L., R.M. Chipley and J.D. Lazell Jr., 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Olivaceous cormorant, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Aves > Pelecaniformes () > Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic: Argentina, Belize, Chile, Costa Rica and Virgin Islands.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 56.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 84934); max. published weight: 1.1 kg (Ref. 356)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A coastal species found <50 km offshore which exhibits plunge diving (Ref. 356). Estuarine (Ref. 116102).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Lepage, D. 2007. (Ref. 7816)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 August 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 14.1 - 28, mean 26.9 (based on 976 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.