flightless cormorant

noun

flightless cormorant

noun
1

A species of cormorant, Phalacrocorax harrisi, endemic to the Galápagos Islands.

  • I was particularly fascinated by the endemic flightless cormorant, a mainly black bird with startling bright turquoise eyes.1991, Martha Holmes, Sea Trek, BBC Books, page 25:
Synonyms
Galapagos cormorant

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