[Length 28 in. Wingspan 39 in.]

This Pelagic Cormorant was photographed at Morro Bay, California, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: June 30, 2013)

[Length 28 in. Wingspan 39 in.]

This Pelagic Cormorant in flight was photographed on Attu Island, Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 200 film pushed to 800. (Date: May 1989)

[Length 28 in. Wingspan 39 in.]

The Pelagic Cormorant is a glossy black color with a thin, black "pencil" for a bill. In flight during the breeding season, they show a white patch at the base of the wings, which the larger, bulkier Double-crested Cormorant lacks. Pelagic Cormorants occur along the west coast of North America from northwestern Alaska and the Aleutian Islands to southern California. They are strictly coastal, and nest in colonies on cliff faces and rocky islands with Murres, Gulls, and Kittiwakes. This Pelagic Cormorant was photographed on the Coast Guard jetty in Monterey, California, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: November 1981)

[Length 29 in. Wingspan 46 in.]

It is easy to see how the Red-faced Cormorant got its name. It is a glossy black color with a bright reddish-orange facial patch and light bill (the similar Pelagic Cormorant lacks the bright face patch and always has a black bill). Red-faced Cormorants occur in southwestern Alaska and the Aleutian Islands in North America, and the Kamchatka Peninsula and far northern Japan in Asia. They are strictly coastal, and nest in colonies on cliff faces and rocky islands with Murres, Gulls, and Kittiwakes. This one was photographed on St. Paul Island in the Pribilof Islands of Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: June 1984)

[Length 16.5 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Lesser Coucal was photographed at a roadside field, Dongtai, Jiangsu, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon 1 V3 camera. (Date: May 10, 2017)

[Length 16.5 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Lesser Coucal was photographed at a roadside field, Dongtai, Jiangsu, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 11, 2017)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 14 in.]

This male Bronzed Cowbird was photographed at the visitor center, Laguna Atascosa NWR, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=300mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 7, 2009)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 14 in.]

This Bronzed Cowbird was photographed at Laguna Atascosa NWR, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 30, 2009)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 14 in.]

This displaying male Bronzed Cowbird was photographed at the water feature by the visitor's center, Laguna Atascosa NWR, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 31, 2010)