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List of cormorants

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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

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  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.