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Behaviour of the Red-footed Cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi)

  • Publication Type

    Journal Article

  • Publication Year

    1987

  • Author(s)

    D. Siegel-Causey

  • Journal Name

    Notornis

  • Volume, Issue

    34, 1

  • Pagination

    1-9

  • Article Type

    Paper

Keywords

Red-footed Cormorant; Phalacrocorax gaimardi; behaviour; pair bonding; recognition; defence; courtship


Behaviour of the Red-footed Cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi)

Notornis, 34 (1), 1-9

D. Siegel-Causey (1987)

Article Type: Paper

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The pair bonding, recognition, defence, and courtship displays of the Red-footed Cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi) are described for the first time. Similarity in displays reinforces van Tets’ contention that this species is a member of the Stictocarbo group. Its closest relatives seem to be the spotted shags of New Zealand waters and the European Shag. The Atlantic population of the Red-footed Cormorant is small and isolated, and it may differ from the much larger population along the Pacific coast by various behavioural and ecological features.