Species Information
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Craniata
Class: Aves
Order: Suliformes
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Genus: Nannopterum
Species: brasilianus
Neotropic Cormorant - Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico
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Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) is a large (61 cm) waterbird with a long body and proportionally long, snake-like neck. They range from the tip of South America to the southern border of the U.S. In New Mexico, it can be found at Elephant Butte and Caballo Lakes and Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, and occasionally farther north along the Rio Grande. They are always found by water, where they eat fish.
Status
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 2
Number of Mapped Locations: 2
Number of Observations: 6
Observation date range: 05-23-1972 to 12-25-1991
External Links
View More Information about this species at:
Biota Information System of New Mexico (BISON-M)
NatureServe Explorer
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
New Mexico State Wildlife Action Plan (NMSWAP)
Biota Information System of New Mexico (BISON-M)
NatureServe Explorer
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
New Mexico State Wildlife Action Plan (NMSWAP)