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Crowned Cormorant
Microcarbo coronatus (Wahlberg, 1855)
Microcarbo coronatus, the crowned cormorant, is a small southern African coastal…
Pygmy Cormorant
Microcarbo pygmaeus (Pallas, 1773)
Microcarbo pygmaeus, the pygmy cormorant, is a small Phalacrocoracidae seabird t…
Leucocarbo verrucosus (Cabanis, 1875)
Leucocarbo verrucosus (Cabanis, 1875)
Leucocarbo verrucosus, the Kerguelen shag, is the smallest blue-eyed shag native…
Imperial Shag
Leucocarbo atriceps bransfieldensis (Murphy, 1936)
This is a physical description of the imperial shag Leucocarbo atriceps bransfie…
Imperial Shag
Leucocarbo atriceps (King, 1828)
Leucocarbo atriceps, the imperial shag, is a medium-sized seabird with distinct …
Imperial Shag
Leucocarbo atriceps georgianus (Lonnberg, 1906)
Leucocarbo atriceps georgianus is a subspecies of imperial shag with distinct pl…
Auckland Island Shag
Leucocarbo colensoi (Buller, 1888)
Leucocarbo colensoi, the Auckland shag, is a vulnerable endemic New Zealand corm…
Chatham Shag
Leucocarbo onslowi (H.O.Forbes, 1893)
Leucocarbo onslowi, the Chatham Islands shag, is an endemic non-migratory seabir…
Stewart Island Shag
Leucocarbo chalconotus (G.R.Gray, 1845)
Leucocarbo chalconotus, the Stewart Island shag, is a dimorphic New Zealand seab…
New Zealand King Shag
Leucocarbo carunculatus (Gmelin, 1789)
Leucocarbo carunculatus is a large non-migratory New Zealand cormorant with an e…
Magellanic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax magellanicus (Gmelin, 1789)
Phalacrocorax magellanicus, the rock shag, is a small black-and-white cormorant …
Guanay Cormorant
Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum (Lesson, 1837)
Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum, the guanay cormorant, is a near threatened cormoran…
Neotropic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Gmelin, 1789)
Phalacrocorax brasilianus is a small slender cormorant that dives to feed on sma…
Flightless Cormorant
Phalacrocorax harrisi Rothschild, 1898
Flightless cormorant is a flightless, endemic cormorant from Galápagos Islands t…
Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus (Lesson, 1831)
Phalacrocorax auritus, the double-crested cormorant, is a large North American w…
European Shag
Phalacrocorax aristotelis (Linnaeus, 1761)
Phalacrocorax aristotelis, the European shag, is a medium-large black seabird wi…
Pelagic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pallas, 1811
Phalacrocorax pelagicus, the pelagic cormorant, is a small North Pacific cormora…
Red-faced Cormorant
Phalacrocorax urile (Gmelin, 1789)
Phalacrocorax urile, the red-faced cormorant, is a sea bird identifiable by its …
Brandt's Cormorant
Urile penicillatus (J.F.Brandt, 1837)
Urile penicillatus, or Brandt's cormorant, is a North American Pacific coast sea…
Red-legged Cormorant
Phalacrocorax gaimardi (Lesson & Garnot, 1828)
The red-legged cormorant is a distinct medium-sized South American coastal seabi…
Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens Mathews, 1914
Fregata magnificens, the magnificent frigatebird, is the largest frigatebird spe…
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel (G.R.Gray, 1845)
The lesser frigatebird is the smallest frigatebird species, a tropical seabird w…
Christmas Frigatebird
Fregata andrewsi Mathews, 1914
Fregata andrewsi, the Christmas frigatebird, is a seabird with distinct size and…
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor (Gmelin, 1789)
Fregata minor, the great frigatebird, is a large seabird with distinct plumage b…
