High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus), also known as Baird`s Cormorant, is a small member of the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae. Analogous to other smallish cormorants, it is also called Pelagic Shag occasionally. This seabird lives along the coasts of the northern Pacific; during winter it can also be found in the open ocean.