The Red-legged Cormorant, Red-legged Shag, Red-footed Cormorant, Red-footed Shag, Gaimard’s Cormorant and Grey Cormorant, Phalacrocorax gaimardi, is a resident of the coastline of South America. It is non-colonial unlike most seabirds. The Red-legged Cormorant has not been observed wing-spreading, which is characteristic of most cormorant species. It is considered near threatened.
It has bright red, webbed feet and a long, thin hooked bill with red skin in front of the bill. There is no sexual dimorphism between the male and female Red-legged Cormorants.