Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
Long-tailed Cormorant (Phalacrocorax africanus) - HBW 1, p. 352
French: Cormoran africain
German: Riedscharbe
Spanish: Cormorán Africano
Other common names: Reed Cormorant
Taxonomy: Pelecanus africanus Gmelin, 1789, Africa.
Often includes P. coronatus as race. Frequently placed in Halietor or Microcarbo. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- africanus (Gmelin, 1789) - Africa S of Sahara.
- pictilis Bangs, 1918 - Madagascar.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A close-up of a bird, showing its red eye Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp africanus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 6 years ago 27 sec 4 -
A bird swimming and diving Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp africanus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 6 years ago 18 sec 4 -
An immature sitting on a dead branch Locality Hora Crater Lake, Ethiopia (ssp africanus)
Keith Blomerley 7 April 2002 5 years ago 9 sec 3.8 -
A bird swimming and diving Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp africanus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 6 years ago 18 sec 3.8 -
A bird perched above the water Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp africanus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 6 years ago 27 sec 3.5 -
Birds in the reserve Locality Somone, Thiès Region, Senegal (ssp africanus)
Pascal Vagner 30 March 2010 2 years ago 26 sec 3.4
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An adult perched on a post.
Locality Onseepkans, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (ssp africanus)
David Beadle 2 February 2011 12 weeks ago 3.8 -
A bird flying over lake Kuriftu in Debre Zeit, Ethiopia
Locality Debre Zeit, Ethiopia (ssp africanus)
derejeb 10 March 2013 10 weeks ago 3.7 -
Swimming in deep water.
Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp africanus)
David Beadle 4 February 2009 17 weeks ago 3.7 -
A juvenile close to the White Nile.
Locality Sudan
mohammmmad alamin khogaly... 22 weeks ago 3.7 -
In a tree with egrets and red-throated bee-eaters
Locality Juba, Central Equatoria State, South Sudan
Smoghead 1 January 2013 20 weeks ago 3.5 -
Perched on a submerged tree.
Locality Pilanesberg National Park, North West Province, South Africa (ssp africanus)
Robert Erasmus 17 August 2010 2 years ago 3.5
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