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Family: Phalacrocoracidae cormorants



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36 species
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Max. Length 72 cm TL

 
Leucocarbo atriceps
[Imperial shag]
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Max. Length 76 cm TL

 
Leucocarbo carunculatus
[New Zealand king shag]

FAO

Eastern Atlantic, Western
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Phalacrocorax africanus(Gmelin, 1789)

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Phalacrocorax africanus
[Crowned cormorant]
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Phalacrocorax albiventer
[King cormorant]
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Max. Length 72 cm TL

 
Phalacrocorax aristotelis
[European shag]
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Max. Length 90 cm TL

 
Phalacrocorax auritus
[Double-crested cormorant]
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Max. Length 76 cm TL

 
Phalacrocorax bougainvillii
[Guanay cormorant]
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Max. Length 56 cm TL

 
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
[Neotropic cormorant]
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Max. Length 63 cm TL

 
Phalacrocorax campbelli
[Campbell shag]

FAO

Southeast Atlantic.
Max. Length 63 cm TL
Phalacrocorax capensis(Sparrman, 1788)

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Phalacrocorax capensis
[Cape cormorant]
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Max. Length 92 cm TL

 
Phalacrocorax capillatus
[Japanese cormorant]

Fenwick, David

Indo-West Pacific, Medite
Max. Length 101 cm TL
Phalacrocorax carbo(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Fenwick, David
 
Phalacrocorax carbo
[Great cormorant]
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Max. Length 68 cm TL

 
Phalacrocorax chalconotus
[Stewart Island shag]
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Max. Length 63 cm TL

 
Phalacrocorax colensoi
[Auckland Island shag]
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Max. Length 63 cm TL

 
Phalacrocorax featherstoni
[Pitt Island shag]
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Max. Length 69 cm TL

 
Phalacrocorax fuscescens
[Black-faced cormorant]
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Max. Length 65 cm TL

 
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
[Indian cormorant]
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Max. Length 76 cm TL

 
Phalacrocorax gaimardi
[Red-legged cormorant]
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Max. Length 72 cm TL

 
Phalacrocorax georgianus
[South Georgia shag]
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Max. Length 99 cm TL

 
Phalacrocorax harrisi
[Flightless cormorant]
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Max. Length 66 cm TL

 
Phalacrocorax magellanicus
[Rock cormorant]
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Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
[Little pied cormorant]

FAO

Southeast Atlantic and We
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Phalacrocorax neglectus(Wahlberg, 1855)

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Phalacrocorax neglectus
[Bank cormorant]
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Phalacrocorax niger
[Little cormorant]
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Max. Length 80 cm TL

 
Phalacrocorax nigrogularis
[Socotra cormorant]
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Max. Length 63 cm TL

 
Phalacrocorax onslowi
[Chatham Island shag]
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Max. Length 68 cm TL

 
Phalacrocorax pelagicus
[Pelagic cormorant]
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Max. Length 89 cm TL

 
Phalacrocorax penicillatus
[Brandt's cormorant]
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Max. Length 69 cm TL

 
Phalacrocorax punctatus
[Spotted shag]
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Phalacrocorax purpurascens
[Macquarie shag]
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Phalacrocorax pygmaeus
[Pygmy cormorant]
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Max. Length 71 cm TL

 
Phalacrocorax ranfurlyi
[Bounty Island shag]
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Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
[Little black cormorant]
No picture found

Max. Length 84 cm TL

 
Phalacrocorax urile
[Red-faced cormorant]
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Max. Length 75 cm TL

 
Phalacrocorax varius
[Pied cormorant]
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Max. Length 65 cm TL

 
Phalacrocorax verrucosus
[Kerguelen shag]


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