Pelagic cormorant, Baird's cormorant or violet-green cormorant (Urile pelagicus)

Urile pelagicus is a species in the Urile genus. It is commonly known as Pelagic cormorant, Baird's cormorant or violet-green cormorant This name is unplaced name for the species in the family Phalacrocoracidae . This species is found in coastlines of North Pacific Ocean of both Asia and North America, breeding range from eastern Russia east to western North America as far south as the Coronado Islands; wintering range extends as far south as Taiwan on the western end of range and central Baja California on the eastern end of range.