• Synonyms Pelagic Shag, Pelagic Cormorant (incl. Amchitka), Sea cormorant
  • Old latin name for bird Phalacrocorax pelagicus, Leucocarbo pelagicus

Pelagic Cormorantbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    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
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    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Japan
  • 6.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Pelagic Cormorant

  • Breeding region Pacific ocean
  • Breeding subregion coastal 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 region s to Korean Pen. and ec China (w North Pacific); to w Baja California (nw Mexico; e North Pacific)

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

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AzerbaijaniBerinq qarabatdağı
Catalancorb marí pelàgic
Chinese海鸬鹚, 乌鹈
Chinese (Traditional)海鸕鷀, 烏鵜, 海鸕鶿
ChuvashБеринг бакланĕ
Croatianpučinski vranac
Czechkormorán tichomořský, Kormorán morský, kormorán mořský
DanishStillehavsskarv
DutchPelagische Aalscholver
EsperantoPelaga kormorano, Bairda kormorano
Estonianamchitka kormoran (amchitka karbas), ulgukormoran (ulgukarbas), 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
Norwegian NynorskBeringskarv
Polishkormoran krasnolicy
PortugueseBiguá-pelágico, corvo-marinho-pelágico
RomanianCormoran pelagic
RussianБерингов баклан, Берингийский баклан, Баклан берингов
SerbianAmerički morski vranac
Slovakkormorán morský
SpanishCormorán pelágico
SwedishPelagisk skarv, pelagskarv
TatarБеринг бакланы
TurkishPelajik Karabatak
Ukrainianбаклан берингійський
WelshMulfran y cefnfor