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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 (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.
New Zealand King Shag
Leucocarbo carunculatus (Gmelin, 1789)
Leucocarbo carunculatus is a large non-migratory New Zealand cormorant with an estimated 2022 population of 792.
Magellanic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax magellanicus (Gmelin, 1789)
Phalacrocorax magellanicus, the rock shag, is a small black-and-white cormorant that dives shallowly near shore for small fish.
Guanay Cormorant
Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum (Lesson, 1837)
Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum, the guanay cormorant, is a near threatened cormorant that is the main producer of guano.
Neotropic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Gmelin, 1789)
Phalacrocorax brasilianus is a small slender cormorant that dives to feed on small fish and other aquatic prey.
Flightless Cormorant
Phalacrocorax harrisi Rothschild, 1898
Flightless cormorant is a flightless, endemic cormorant from Galápagos Islands that hunts marine prey in shallow coastal waters.
Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus (Lesson, 1831)
Phalacrocorax auritus, the double-crested cormorant, is a large North American waterbird with distinct plumage variation by age and breeding season.
European Shag
Phalacrocorax aristotelis (Linnaeus, 1761)
Phalacrocorax aristotelis, the European shag, is a medium-large black seabird with specific breeding ranges and distinguishing features.
Pelagic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pallas, 1811
Phalacrocorax pelagicus, the pelagic cormorant, is a small North Pacific cormorant with distinct plumage traits.
Red-faced Cormorant
Phalacrocorax urile (Gmelin, 1789)
Phalacrocorax urile, the red-faced cormorant, is a sea bird identifiable by its colored bare facial skin, with specific feeding habits and predators.
Brandt's Cormorant
Urile penicillatus (J.F.Brandt, 1837)
Urile penicillatus, or Brandt's cormorant, is a North American Pacific coast seabird with distinct blue breeding throat patches.
Red-legged Cormorant
Phalacrocorax gaimardi (Lesson & Garnot, 1828)
The red-legged cormorant is a distinct medium-sized South American coastal seabird with coloured legs and bills.
Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens Mathews, 1914
Fregata magnificens, the magnificent frigatebird, is the largest frigatebird species, widespread across tropical American coasts.
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel (G.R.Gray, 1845)
The lesser frigatebird is the smallest frigatebird species, a tropical seabird with distinct plumage differences between sexes.
Christmas Frigatebird
Fregata andrewsi Mathews, 1914
Fregata andrewsi, the Christmas frigatebird, is a seabird with distinct size and plumage characteristics.
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor (Gmelin, 1789)
Fregata minor, the great frigatebird, is a large seabird with distinct plumage by age and sex, found across tropical oceans worldwide.
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