Cormorant

Great cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
Scientific classification
Kingdom Information
Domain |  Eukaryota
Kingdom |  Animalia
Subkingdom |  Bilateria
Branch |  Deuterostomia
Phylum Information
Phylum |  Chordata
Sub-phylum |  Vertebrata
Infraphylum |  Gnathostomata
Class Information
Superclass |  Tetrapoda
Class |  Aves
Sub-class |  Neornithes
Order Information
Order |  Suliformes
Family Information
Family |  Phalacrocoracidae
Genus Information
Genera |  Leucocarbo
Microcarbo
Phalacrocorax
Population statistics

Cormorant refers to birds of the order Suliformes, family Phalacrocoracidae, comprising three genera and 42 species of coastal aquatic, fish-eating birds.

## Etymology[edit]

The word "cormorant" has its origins with the Old French word cormareng, a combination of corp ("raven"), and marenc ("of the sea" or "sailor", from the Latin marinus), ostensibly meaning "water crow", based on its resemblance to crows and ravens, as well as its habits. This word in turn evolved into the Middle French cormorant by the thirteenth century[1][2].

## Species[edit]

* Genus Leucocarbo

Antarctic shag, Leucocarbo bransfieldensis
Auckland shag, Leucocarbo colensoi
Bounty shag, Leucocarbo ranfurlyi
Campbell shag, Leucocarbo campbelli
Chatham shag, Leucocarbo onslowi
Crozet shag, Leucocarbo melanogenis
Foveaux shag, Leucocarbo stewarti
Guanay cormorant, Leucocarbo bougainvillii
Heard Island shag, Leucocarbo nivalis
Imperial shag, Leucocarbo atriceps
Kerguelen shag, Leucocarbo verrucosus
Macquarie shag, Leucocarbo purpurascens
New Zealand king shag, Leucocarbo carunculatus
Otago shag, Leucocarbo chalconotus
South Georgia shag, Leucocarbo georgianus

* Genus Microcarbo

Crowned cormorant, Microcarbo coronatus
Little cormorant, Microcarbo niger
Little pied cormorant, Microcarbo melanoleucos
Pygmy cormorant, Microcarbo pygmaeus
Reed cormorant, Microcarbo africanus

* Genus Phalacrocorax

Australian pied cormorant or yellow-faced cormorant, Phalacrocorax varius
Bank cormorant or Wahlberg's cormorant, Phalacrocorax neglectus
Black-faced cormorant, Phalacrocorax fuscescens
Brandt's cormorant, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Cape cormorant, Phalacrocorax capensis
Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus
European shag or common shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Flightless cormorant, Phalacrocorax harrisi
Great cormorant or black shag, Phalacrocorax carbo
Indian cormorant, Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Little black cormorant, Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Japanese cormorant or Temminck's cormorant, Phalacrocorax capillatus
Neotropic cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Pelagic cormorant, Phalacrocorax pelagicus
Pitt shag or Featherstone's shag, Phalacrocorax featherstoni
Red-faced cormorant, Phalacrocorax urile
Red-legged cormorant or red-footed shag, Phalacrocorax gaimardi
Rock shag, Phalacrocorax magellanicus
Socotra cormorant, Phalacrocorax nigrogularis
Spectacled cormorant, Phalacrocorax perspicillatus
Spotted shag, Phalacrocorax punctatus
White-breasted cormorant, Phalacrocorax lucidus

## References[edit]

1. ↑ https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cormorant
2. ↑ https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/cormorant