List of cormorants

The International Ornithological Congress (IOC) recognizes these 42 species of cormorants and shags which are distributed among seven genera. One species, spectacled cormorant (formerly called Pallas's cormorant), is extinct.^[1]

This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial.

Common name	Binomial name	IOC sequence
Pygmy cormorant	Microcarbo pygmaeus	1
Reed cormorant	Microcarbo africanus	2
Crowned cormorant	Microcarbo coronatus	3
Little cormorant	Microcarbo niger	4
Little pied cormorant	Microcarbo melanoleucos	5
Red-legged cormorant	Poikilocarbo gaimardi	6
Brandt's cormorant	Urile penicillatus	7
Red-faced cormorant	Urile urile	8
Pelagic cormorant	Urile pelagicus	9
Spectacled cormorant	Urile perspicillatus	10
Bank cormorant	Phalacrocorax neglectus	11
Socotra cormorant	Phalacrocorax nigrogularis	12
Pitt shag	Phalacrocorax featherstoni	13
Spotted shag	Phalacrocorax punctatus	14
Black-faced cormorant	Phalacrocorax fuscescens	15
Australian pied cormorant	Phalacrocorax varius	16
Little black cormorant	Phalacrocorax sulcirostris	17
Indian cormorant	Phalacrocorax fuscicollis	18
Cape cormorant	Phalacrocorax capensis	19
Japanese cormorant	Phalacrocorax capillatus	20
White-breasted cormorant	Phalacrocorax lucidus	21
Great cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	22
European shag	Gulosus aristotelis	23
Flightless cormorant	Nannopterum harrisi	24
Neotropic cormorant	Nannopterum brasilianum	25
Double-crested cormorant	Nannopterum auritum	26
Rock shag	Leucocarbo magellanicus	27
Guanay cormorant	Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum	28
Bounty shag	Leucocarbo ranfurlyi	29
New Zealand king shag	Leucocarbo carunculatus	30
Chatham Islands shag	Leucocarbo onslowi	31
Otago shag	Leucocarbo chalconotus	32
Foveaux shag	Leucocarbo stewarti	33
Auckland shag	Leucocarbo colensoi	34
Campbell shag	Leucocarbo campbelli	35
Imperial shag	Leucocarbo atriceps	36
South Georgia shag	Leucocarbo georgianus	37
Crozet shag	Leucocarbo melanogenis	38
Antarctic shag	Leucocarbo bransfieldensis	39
Kerguelen shag	Leucocarbo verrucosus	40
Heard Island shag	Leucocarbo nivalis	41
Macquarie shag	Leucocarbo purpurascens	42

References

^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (August 2024). "Storks, frigatebirds, boobies, darters, cormorants". IOC World Bird List. v 14.2). Retrieved August 20, 2024.

[IOC14.2-1] Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (August 2024). "Storks, frigatebirds, boobies, darters, cormorants". IOC World Bird List. v 14.2). Retrieved August 20, 2024.

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