Cape Cormorant
Phalacrocorax capensis(Sparrman, A, 1788)
English (US) Cape Cormorant
The Cape Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and Shags) in the order Suliformes.
Range: coastal southwestern Namibia southward to southern South AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Phalacrocorax capensis
- Order
- Suliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Cape Cormorant
- Described by
- (Sparrman, A, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Pelecanus capensis
- Described by
- (Sparrman, A, 1788)
- Type locality
- False Bay, Cape of Good Hope.
- Original description
- Museum Carlsonianum, in quo novas et selectas aves, coloribus ad vivum brevique descriptione illustratas (etc.) fasc.3 no.61,pl.
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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