The red-faced cormorant (Urile urile), red-faced shag or violet shag, is a bird species of the family Phalacrocoracidae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Red-faced Cormorant being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Gulosus aristotelis
- Leucocarbo magellanicus
- Urile pelagicus
- Phalacrocorax featherstoni
- Phalacrocorax neglectus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Suliformes
- Family
- Phalacrocoracidae
- Genus
- Urile
- Species
- Urile urile
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