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title: "Cormoran pélagique"
description: "Urile pelagicus — Oiseaux. The pelagic cormorant (Urile pelagicus), also known as Baird's cormorant or violet-green cormorant, is a small member of the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/pelagic-cormorant
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Cormoran pélagique

> Urile pelagicus — Oiseaux. The pelagic cormorant (Urile pelagicus), also known as Baird's cormorant or violet-green cormorant, is a small member of the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae.

- Scientific name: *Urile pelagicus*
- Category: `birds` (Oiseaux)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mer et côte)
- iNaturalist observations: 18162
- iNaturalist taxon: [1289605](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1289605)

## Names

- en: Pelagic Cormorant
- de: Meerscharbe
- es: Cormorán pelágico
- fr: Cormoran pélagique

## Countries with the most observations

US (10448), CA (3876), RU (772), JP (213), KR (210), MX (48), CN (13), KP (8), TW (5)

## Summary

The pelagic cormorant (Urile pelagicus), also known as Baird's cormorant or violet-green cormorant, is a small member of the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae. Analogous to other smallish cormorants, it is also called the pelagic shag occasionally. This seabird lives along the coasts of the northern Pacific; during winter it can also be found in the open ocean. Pelagic cormorants have relatively short wings due to their need for economical movement underwater, and consequently have the highest flight costs of any bird.
It was formerly classified in the genus Phalacrocorax, but a 2014 study supported reclassifying…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelagic_cormorant

## Photo

![Cormoran pélagique](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pelagic-cormorant/medium.jpg)

Photo: Randal · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/337505395

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pelagic-cormorant?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).