Cormorant

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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