The Story
I photographed this Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum) at the Charca de Guarinocito, near La Dorada, Caldas, Colombia, in October 2020. It is found from the southern United States to southern South America, both on coasts, including mangroves, and on inland waters. Its diet is mainly small fish, along with tadpoles, frogs, aquatic insects and shrimp. It frequently holds its neck in an S-shape, and unlike other cormorants it often perches on wires. IUCN lists it as Least Concern.
I made this frame with a Pentax K-1 and the HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6, at 1/160 sec, f/5.6, ISO 400. People living around the lagoon see the birds as an attraction for visitors and do not allow them to be hunted.
©2021 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum) belongs to the family Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and Shags) in the eBird/Clements taxonomy.
Source: eBird.org (opens in a new tab)
Conservation
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (assessment published 2018), with the population trend listed as increasing. Source: IUCN Red List