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Common Name
Brandt's Cormorant
Alternate Names
Common Type
Cormorant
Order
Suliformes
Family
Phalacrocoracidae
Genus
Species
penicillatus
Conversation Status
Least Concern
Number of Sub-Species
Migratory or Resident
Resident
Preferred Habitat
Habitats include bays, estuaries, and lagoons.
Distribution and Range
Live on the Pacific coast of North America
Food
Feeds on small fish from the surface to sea floor, obtaining them, like all cormorants, by pursuit diving using its feet for propulsion.
