Flightless Cormorant Photo, Nannopterum harrisi, Phalacrocorax harrisi



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Flightless cormorant, Punta Espinosa. Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Stock Photo: 01760  -?- 
Species: Flightless cormorant, Nannopterum harrisi, Phalacrocorax harrisi
Location: Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Lat/Long: 0° 15' 53.12"S, 91° 26' 46.06"W (Coordinates: -0.26476°, -91.44613°)
Format: Film 3:2
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