Pelecaniformes
Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
HBW 1, p. 326
- Medium-sized to large waterbirds with elongated body, long neck and strong, hooked bill.
- Cosmopolitan, with greatest diversity in tropical and temperate zones.
- Stretches of open water, both coastal and inland.
- 1 genus, 39 species, 57 taxa.
- 10 species threatened; 1 species extinct since 1600.
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- 67 1 42 24 8 1 Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
- 91 1 54 36 8 2 Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax olivaceus)
- 36 17 19 8 3 Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris)
- 195 1 110 84 8 4 Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
- 25 1 14 10 8 5 Indian Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
- 12 8 4 6 6 Cape Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capensis)
- 15 7 8 4 7 Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis)
- 6 3 3 3 8 Bank Cormorant (Phalacrocorax neglectus)
- 11 2 9 8 9 Japanese Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus)
- 9 6 3 8 10 Brandt's Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus)
- 41 1 18 22 8 11 European Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
- 21 7 14 8 12 Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus)
- 9 6 3 8 13 Red-faced Cormorant (Phalacrocorax urile)
- 48 1 17 30 8 14 Rock Shag (Phalacrocorax magellanicus)
- 18 10 8 6 15 Guanay Cormorant (Phalacrocorax bougainvillii)
- 47 22 25 8 16 Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius)
- 7 3 4 8 17 Black-faced Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscescens)
- 4 1 3 4 18 Rough-faced Shag (Phalacrocorax carunculatus)
- 4 1 3 4 19 Stewart Shag (Phalacrocorax chalconotus)
- 2 1 1 3 20 Chatham Shag (Phalacrocorax onslowi)
- 2 1 1 4 21 Auckland Shag (Phalacrocorax colensoi)
- 1 1 4 22 Campbell Shag (Phalacrocorax campbelli)
- 2 1 1 4 23 Bounty Shag (Phalacrocorax ranfurlyi)
- 71 2 23 46 8 24 Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps)
- 13 1 7 5 8 25 Antarctic Shag (Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis)
- 15 10 5 8 26 South Georgia Shag (Phalacrocorax georgianus)
- 0 8 27 Heard Shag (Phalacrocorax nivalis)
- 1 1 8 28 Crozet Shag (Phalacrocorax melanogenis)
- 0 8 29 Kerguelen Shag (Phalacrocorax verrucosus)
- 2 1 1 8 30 Macquarie Shag (Phalacrocorax purpurascens)
- 24 11 13 6 31 Red-legged Cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi)
- 17 9 8 8 32 Spotted Shag (Phalacrocorax punctatus)
- 0 3 33 Pitt Shag (Phalacrocorax featherstoni)
- 63 28 35 8 34 Little Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos)
- 38 23 15 8 35 Long-tailed Cormorant (Phalacrocorax africanus)
- 6 5 1 6 36 Crowned Cormorant (Phalacrocorax coronatus)
- 62 1 38 23 8 37 Little Cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger)
- 11 5 6 6 38 Pygmy Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmaeus)
- 8 5 3 3 39 Flightless Cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi)
Family statistics
1 genus, 39 species
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| 36 species | (92%) |
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