Birds
Flightless cormorant
Nannopterum harrisiConservation statusVulnerable
DietEels, octopuses and fish that live on the sea floor
LifespanAbout 13 years on average
Size and weightAbout 90 cm, about 3-4 kg
A large, dark seabird with small, shrunken wings, turquoise eyes and strong legs.
Shrunken wing
What makes it specialThe only one of about forty cormorant species that has lost the ability to fly.
Surprising factIt still spreads its wings to dry after every dive. This habit is left over from the past.
PopulationAbout 1,600 adults, only on Fernandina and western Isabela.
Fernandina and western Isabela, and nowhere else in the world