Cormorán de Brandt (Urile penicillatus)
Durante la época de cría, tengo una mancha azul brillante en la garganta y plumas blancas en la cabeza que parecen una cresta de pincel. De ahí viene mi nombre "penicillatus".
Referencias
All About Birds. (2024). Brandt’s Cormorant (Urile penicillatus), Life History & Diet. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Brandts_Cormorant/lifehistory
BirdLife International. (2018). Urile penicillatus. In The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22696753A133800026. http://www.iucnredlist.org
Birdzilla. (2025). Brandt’s Cormorant. https://www.birdzilla.com/birds/double-crested-cormorant/
Audubon Field Guide. (2024). Brandt’s Cormorant. National Audubon Society. https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/brandts-cormorant
Cornell Lab of Ornithology. (2024). Brandt’s Cormorant Overview. Birds of the World. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Brandts_Cormorant/overview
Defend the Mall. (2024, julio 3). Species spotlight: Brandt’s cormorant. https://www.defendthemall.org/blog/2024/7/3/species-spotlight-brandts-cormorant
NatureServe Explorer. (2025). Urile penicillatus. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.100666/Urile_penicillatus
National Park Service. (2025). Brandt’s Cormorant (Urile penicillatus). U.S. NPS. https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/brandt-s-cormorant.htm
Wallace, E. A., & Wallace, G. E. (2021, August 18). Brandt’s Cormorant (Urile penicillatus). In Birds of the World. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.bracor.01.1