Pelagic Cormorant bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsPelagic Shag, Sea cormorant, Pelagic Cormorant (incl. Amchitka)
Old latin name for birdPhalacrocorax pelagicus, Leucocarbo pelagicus
OrderGannets and relatives / Suliformes
FamilyCormorants, Shags / Phalacrocoracidae
GenusUrile
Breeding regionPacific ocean
Breeding subregioncoastal Arctic to subtropical North Pacific Ocean, from ne Siberia to n Japan (w North Pacific) and Aleutian Is. to n Baja California (e North Pacific)
Non breeding regions to Korean Pen. and ec China (w North Pacific); to w Baja California (nw Mexico; e North Pacific)

Pelagic Cormorant bird sounds *

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    Call, © Ian Cruickshank
    Canada
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    Call, © Ian Cruickshank
    Canada
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    Call, © Ian Cruickshank
    Canada
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    Call, © Ian Cruickshank
    Canada
  • 5.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 6.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Japan
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Pelagic Cormorant

Pelagic Cormorant subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Urile pelagicus pelagicusSiberia from Chukotka, Kamchatka, Sea of Okhotsk, Kuril Is., and Commander Is. (e Russia), Hokkaido and n Honshu (n Japan) and islets of Liaoning (ne China); Aleutian Is., s Alaska to sw Canadas to Korean Pen. and ec ChinaNo
Urile pelagicus resplendense North Pacific coast from sw Canada to n Baja California (nw Mexico)s to wc Baja California (nw Mexico)No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AzerbaijaniBerinq qarabatdağı
Catalancorb marí pelàgic
Chinese乌鹈, 海鸬鹚
Chinese (Traditional)烏鵜, 海鸕鷀, 海鸕鶿
ChuvashБеринг бакланĕ
Croatianpučinski vranac
CzechKormorán morský, kormorán tichomořský, kormorán mořský
DanishStillehavsskarv
DutchPelagische Aalscholver
EsperantoBairda kormorano, Pelaga kormorano
Estonianulgukormoran (ulgukarbas), amchitka kormoran (amchitka karbas), ulgukormoran
Finnishulappamerimetso
FrenchCormoran pélagique, Cormoran pélagique ou C. de Kenyon
GalicianCorvo mariño peláxico
GermanMeerscharbe
Hungarianalaszkai kárókatona
IcelandicHafskarfur
IrishBroigheall peiligeach
ItalianCormorano pelagico, Cormorano di Amchitka
Japaneseヒメウ
KazakhБеринг суқұзғыны
Korean쇠가마우지
LatvianBeringa ūdenis
Lithuanianpelaginis kormoranas
Mongolianхалуу, гогой
Northern SamiÁhpeskárfa
Norwegianberingskarv, Beringskarv
Norwegian NynorskBeringskarv
Polishkormoran krasnolicy
Portuguesecorvo-marinho-pelágico, biguá-pelágico
RomanianCormoran pelagic
RussianБаклан берингов, Берингийский баклан, Берингов баклан
SerbianAmerički morski vranac
Slovakkormorán morský
SpanishCormorán pelágico
Swedishpelagskarv, Pelagisk skarv
TatarБеринг бакланы
TurkishPelajik Karabatak
Ukrainianбаклан берингійський
WelshMulfran y cefnfor