In the Maya religion, where it is common to see changing beings that travel through various domains of existence, the cormorant seems to be a symbolic representation that materializes these concepts in the animal kingdom due to their habits und ubiquity in the different cosmic levels: fly through the skies, nest on the earth, and dive into the aquatic underworld. In addition, cormorants change their appearance throughout the year, some months their feathers look thin and dark, but during mating season they show a beautiful crest of feathers.