Red-faced Cormorant
Urile urile
Red-faced Cormorant (Urile urile) — Seabirds & Tubenoses of Oceans & Seabirds.
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The Red-faced Cormorant (Urile urile) is a member of the Phalacrocoracidae family found in Oceans & Seabirds. Adults weigh 2.1 kg. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Suliformes
- Family Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants, Shags
- Genus Urile
- Species urile
Where it lives
Central coastal subarctic North Pacific: Kamchatka, northern, central Kuril and Commander is. (southeastern Russia) to southern Kuril Is. and eastern Hokkaido (northern Japan; western North Pacific); Aleutian and Pribilof is. (Bering Sea) and southern Alaska is. (eastern North Pacific)
Quick facts
- Weight
- 2.1 kg
- Diet
- Aquatic hunters
- Family
- Phalacrocoracidae
- Order
- Suliformes
- Habitat
- Wetland, lake & coast
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Red-faced Cormorant hunts aquatic prey such as fish and aquatic invertebrates.
Behaviour
A bird of open sea and coastal waters, it swims and feeds in and around water.
Migration
The Red-faced Cormorant is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Red-faced Cormorant (Urile urile) is a species of bird in the Phalacrocoracidae family, part of the order Suliformes. Its range spans Oceans & Seabirds. Its distribution covers PO c coastal subarctic North Pacific: Kamchatka, n, c Kuril and Commander is. (se Russia) to s Kuril Is. and e Hokkaido (n Japan; w North Pacific); Aleutian and Pribilof is. (Bering Sea) and s Alaska is. (e North Pacific).
It is a very large bird. Adults weighs around 2.1 kg, with a wing length of about 27 cm and a tail of around 15.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 1.3 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Red-faced Cormorant?
The Red-faced Cormorant is a very large bird that weighs around 2.1 kg.
Where does the Red-faced Cormorant live?
The Red-faced Cormorant is found across Oceans & Seabirds with a range covering PO c coastal subarctic North Pacific: Kamchatka, n, c Kuril and Commander is. (se Russia) to s Kuril Is. and e Hokkaido (n Japan; w North Pacific); Aleutian and Pribilof is. (Bering Sea) and s Alaska is. (e North Pacific), where it is associated with wetlands, lakes and other open water.
What family does the Red-faced Cormorant belong to?
The Red-faced Cormorant (Urile urile) belongs to the Phalacrocoracidae family, in the order Suliformes.
What does the Red-faced Cormorant eat?
The Red-faced Cormorant hunts aquatic prey such as fish and aquatic invertebrates.
Does the Red-faced Cormorant migrate?
The Red-faced Cormorant is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Red-faced Cormorant endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Red-faced Cormorant make?
1 real field recording of the Red-faced Cormorant — including its alarm call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Red-faced Cormorant's range?
The Red-faced Cormorant has a mapped global range of about 1.3 million km².
Conservation
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