Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Great Cormorant
The Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) 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.
- Scientific name
- Phalacrocorax carbo
- Order
- Suliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Great Cormorant
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Phalacrocorax carbo carbo
- Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
- Phalacrocorax carbo hanedae
- Phalacrocorax carbo maroccanus
- Phalacrocorax carbo lucidus
- Phalacrocorax carbo novaehollandiae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pelecanus Carbo
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Europe; restricted to the 'rock-nesting form of the north Atlantic Ocean' by Hartert, 1920, Vogel Pal. Fauna, p. 1387.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.133
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Pelagic Cormorant
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Spectacled Cormorant
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Bank Cormorant
Phalacrocorax neglectus
Cape Cormorant
Phalacrocorax capensis
Japanese Cormorant
Phalacrocorax capillatus
Socotra Cormorant
Phalacrocorax nigrogularis
Pitt Shag
Phalacrocorax featherstoni
Spotted Shag
Phalacrocorax punctatus
Indian Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Black-faced Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscescens
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