Flightless cormorant. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle. Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Stock Photo: 16552 Species: Flightless cormorant, Nannopterum harrisi, Phalacrocorax harrisi Location: Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Format: Digital 2:3 Copyright © Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide. Purchase a print of this image Request a review copy of this image Keywords: above water, animal, animalia, aves, bird, chordata, cormorant, ecuador, endemic species, flightless cormorant, galapagos, galapagos islands, harrisi, isabella island, nannopterum harrisi, oceans, pacific, pelecaniformes, phalacrocoracidae, phalacrocorax, phalacrocorax harrisi, vertebrata, vertebrate, world heritage sites |