List of cormorants
The International Ornithological Congress (IOC) recognizes these 42 species of cormorants and shags which are distributed among three genera. One species, 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 | Phalacrocorax gaimardi | 6 |
| Brandt's cormorant | Phalacrocorax penicillatus | 7 |
| Red-faced cormorant | Phalacrocorax urile | 8 |
| Pelagic cormorant | Phalacrocorax pelagicus | 9 |
| Bank cormorant | Phalacrocorax neglectus | 10 |
| Socotra cormorant | Phalacrocorax nigrogularis | 11 |
| Pitt shag | Phalacrocorax featherstoni | 12 |
| Spotted shag | Phalacrocorax punctatus | 13 |
| Black-faced cormorant | Phalacrocorax fuscescens | 14 |
| Australian pied cormorant | Phalacrocorax varius | 15 |
| Little black cormorant | Phalacrocorax sulcirostris | 16 |
| Indian cormorant | Phalacrocorax fuscicollis | 17 |
| Cape cormorant | Phalacrocorax capensis | 18 |
| Japanese cormorant | Phalacrocorax capillatus | 19 |
| White-breasted cormorant | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 20 |
| Great cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | 21 |
| Pallas's cormorant | Phalacrocorax perspicillatus | 22 |
| European shag | Phalacrocorax aristotelis | 23 |
| Flightless cormorant | Phalacrocorax harrisi | 24 |
| Neotropic cormorant | Phalacrocorax brasilianus | 25 |
| Double-crested cormorant | Phalacrocorax auritus | 26 |
| Rock shag | Phalacrocorax magellanicus | 27 |
| Guanay cormorant | Leucocarbo bougainvillii | 28 |
| Bounty shag | Leucocarbo ranfurlyi | 29 |
| New Zealand king shag | Leucocarbo carunculatus | 30 |
| Chatham 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. (July 2020). "IOC World Bird List (v 10.2)". Retrieved July 15, 2020.