Family

Phalacrocoracidae

34 species · Animals

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Indian Cormorant

Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Stephens, 1826

Phalacrocorax fuscicollis is a medium-sized cormorant found in South and Southeast Asian freshwater and coastal wetland habitats.

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758)

Phalacrocorax carbo, the great cormorant, is a widespread large fish-eating diving bird with varied subspecies.

Little Black Cormorant

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris (Brandt, 1837)

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris, the little black cormorant, is a small waterbird found across Australasia that feeds mainly on fish.

Cape Cormorant

Phalacrocorax capensis (Sparrman, 1788)

Phalacrocorax capensis, the Cape cormorant, is a glossy blue-black coastal seabird native to southwestern Africa with declining populations.

Spotted Shag

Phalacrocorax punctatus (Sparrman, 1786)

Phalacrocorax punctatus, the spotted shag, is a medium-sized marine bird endemic to New Zealand.

Japanese Cormorant

Phalacrocorax capillatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1849)

Phalacrocorax capillatus (Japanese cormorant) is a large migratory cormorant native to the east Palearctic, used in traditional Japanese fishing.

Pitt Island Shag

Phalacrocorax featherstoni Buller, 1873

Phalacrocorax featherstoni, the Pitt shag, is a yellow-footed shag native to New Zealand's Chatham Islands.

Socotra Cormorant

Phalacrocorax nigrogularis Ogilvie-Grant & H.O.Forbes, 1899

The Socotra cormorant is a Vulnerable cormorant species endemic to the Persian Gulf and Arabian Peninsula southeast coast.

Pied Cormorant

Phalacrocorax varius (Gmelin, 1789)

Phalacrocorax varius, the pied cormorant, is a medium-sized fish-eating seabird found in Australia and New Zealand.

Bank Cormorant

Phalacrocorax neglectus (Wahlberg, 1855)

This is a description of the physical traits, diet and breeding habits of the bank cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus.

Black-faced Cormorant

Phalacrocorax fuscescens (Vieillot, 1817)

Phalacrocorax fuscescens, the black-faced cormorant, is an endemic Australian coastal marine cormorant with distinctive black facial skin and pied plumage.

Little Pied Cormorant

Microcarbo melanoleucos (Vieillot, 1817)

Microcarbo melanoleucos, the little pied cormorant, is a small waterbird found across Australasia and nearby islands with two plumage morphs.

Little Cormorant

Microcarbo niger (Vieillot, 1817)

The little cormorant (Microcarbo niger) is a small waterbird found across South and Southeast Asia that feeds on fish and nests in wetland areas.

Reed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789)

Microcarbo africanus is a small widespread non-threatened cormorant that breeds in freshwater wetlands and quiet coasts.

Crowned Cormorant

Microcarbo coronatus (Wahlberg, 1855)

Microcarbo coronatus, the crowned cormorant, is a small southern African coastal cormorant with distinct plumage features.

Pygmy Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus (Pallas, 1773)

Microcarbo pygmaeus, the pygmy cormorant, is a small Phalacrocoracidae seabird that breeds in southeast Europe and southwest Asia.

Leucocarbo verrucosus (Cabanis, 1875)

Leucocarbo verrucosus, the Kerguelen shag, is the smallest blue-eyed shag native to the Kerguelen archipelago.

Imperial Shag

Leucocarbo atriceps bransfieldensis (Murphy, 1936)

This is a physical description of the imperial shag Leucocarbo atriceps bransfieldensis covering size, plumage, features and variations across ages and taxa.

Imperial Shag

Leucocarbo atriceps (King, 1828)

Leucocarbo atriceps, the imperial shag, is a medium-sized seabird with distinct plumage and physical features that vary by age and season.

Imperial Shag

Leucocarbo atriceps georgianus (Lonnberg, 1906)

Leucocarbo atriceps georgianus is a subspecies of imperial shag with distinct plumage and physical features that vary by age and season.

Auckland Island Shag

Leucocarbo colensoi (Buller, 1888)

Leucocarbo colensoi, the Auckland shag, is a vulnerable endemic New Zealand cormorant restricted to the Auckland Islands.

Chatham Shag

Leucocarbo onslowi (H.O.Forbes, 1893)

Leucocarbo onslowi, the Chatham Islands shag, is an endemic non-migratory seabird of New Zealand's Chatham Islands.

Stewart Island Shag

Leucocarbo chalconotus (G.R.Gray, 1845)

Leucocarbo chalconotus, the Stewart Island shag, is a dimorphic New Zealand seabird with a heavily reduced population that needs targeted conservation.