• Synonyms Mexican Cormorant, Neotropical Cormorant, Olivaceous Cormorant, Bigua Cormorant, Brazilian Cormorant, Olivaceus Cormorant
  • Old latin name for bird Hydrocorax vigua, Phalacrocorax olivaceus, Hypoleucos olivaceus, Procellaria brasiliana, Nannopterum brasilianus, Phalacrocorax vigua, Phalacrocorax mexicanus, Phalacrocorax pampeanus, Carbo mexicanus, Phalacrocorax brasilianus, Pelecanus olivaceus

Neotropic Cormorantbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Flight call, © Leonardo Ordóñez-Delgado
    Ecuador
  • 2.
    Call, © Guillermo Funes
    El Salvador
  • 3.
    Call, © Niels Krabbe
    Argentina
  • 4.
    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 5.
    Call, © Eric DeFonso
    Brazil
  • 6.
    Flight calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 7.
    Flight calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 8.
    Call, Croaks and other calls while mating, © Valerie Heemstra
    United States
  • 9.
    Call, © Patricio Mena Valenzuela
    Ecuador
  • 10.
    Take-off calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Neotropic Cormorant

  • Breeding region Middle America, North America, South America
  • Breeding subregion widespread inland and coastal c, s USA to Tierra del Fuego; Bahamas and Cuba

Neotropic Cormorant subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Nannopterum brasilianum brasilianuminland and coastal Costa Rica to Tierra del Fuego-No
Nannopterum brasilianum mexicanuminland and coastal Great Plains (c USA) from South Dakota and Kansas to Gulf of Mexico, and Mexico to Nicaragua; Bahamas and Cuba-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalancorb marí neotropical
Chinese美洲鸬鹚
Chinese (Traditional)斑翅鸕鷀
Croatianmaslinasti vranac
Czechkormorán subtropický, kormorán neotropický
DanishOlivenskarv
DutchBigua-aalscholver, Bigua Aalscholver
EsperantoBrazila kormorano, Oliveca kormorano
Estoniansüsikormoran (süsikarbas)
Finnisholiivimerimetso
FrenchCormoran olivâtre, Cormoran vigua, Cormoran néotropical
GermanOlivenscharbe, Humboldtscharbe
GuaraniMbigua
Hungarianbrazil kárókatona
IcelandicFlóaskarfur
ItalianCormorano olivaceo, Cormorano neotropicale
Japaneseナンベイヒメウ
Latviangarastes ūdenis
LithuanianBrazilinis kormoranas, neotropinis kormoranas
Norwegianflodskarv
Norwegian NynorskFlodskarv
Polishkormoran oliwkowy
Portuguesemiuá, Biguá-preto, Biguá, corvo-marinho-americano, biguá-una, mergulhão, pata-d'água, corvo-marinho
RussianЗеленый Баклан, Зелёный баклан, Бигуанский баклан, Неотропический баклан
SerbianNeotropski vranac
Slovakkormorán olivový
SpanishCormoran, Yeco, Viguá Común, Cormorán Oliváceo, Cormorán biguá, Corúa, Cormorán Neotropical, Biguá, Biguá Común, Corúa Neotropical, Corúa de Agua Dulce
Swedishamazonskarv, Sydamerikansk skarv
TurkishNeotropikal Karabatak
Ukrainianбаклан бразильський