Phalacrocorax is a genus of fish-eating birds in the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae. Members of this genus are also known as the Old World cormorants...

The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), known as the black shag or kawau in New Zealand, formerly also known as the great black cormorant across the...

adopted a consensus taxonomy of seven genera. The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) and the common shag (Gulosus aristotelis) are the only two species...

René Primevère Lesson in 1831. It was formerly classified in the genus Phalacrocorax, but a 2014 study supported reclassifying it and several other American...

within the genus Phalacrocorax, but a 2014 study found it to be significantly more diverged than the clade containing Phalacrocorax and Urile, but basal...

cormorant known to have existed. It was formerly classified in the genus Phalacrocorax, but in 2021, the IOC reclassified it and several other Pacific cormorant...

centimetres (20 in) long and only slightly smaller than the Indian cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis). The Indian cormorant has a narrower and longer bill which...

The Australian pied cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius), also known as the pied cormorant, pied shag, or great pied cormorant, is a medium-sized member of...

then was later placed with most of the other cormorants in the genus Phalacrocorax. A 2014 study supported reclassifying it and two other American cormorant...

authorities such as the American Ornithologists' Union began to use Phalacrocorax brasilianus after Ralph Browning argued that Piso's description and...

Rekasi, Jozsef. "Data concerning diet and nesting of Pygmy Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmeus) in the Danube Delta" (PDF). Anale Ştiinţifice ale Institutului...

during the early 19th century. It was formerly classified in the genus Phalacrocorax, but a 2014 study supported reclassifying it and several other Pacific...

The white-breasted cormorant (Phalacrocorax lucidus) is a species of cormorant closely related to the widely distributed great cormorant. While debate...

The Indian cormorant or Indian shag (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis) is a member of the cormorant family. It is found mainly along the inland waters of the...

this species in the genus Leucocarbo. Others place it in the genus Phalacrocorax. The scientific name commemorates the French explorer Louis Antoine...

highest flight costs of any bird. It was formerly classified in the genus Phalacrocorax, but a 2014 study supported reclassifying it and several other Pacific...

and a subspecies of the imperial shag. Others place it in the genus Phalacrocorax. It is now usually considered to be a full species. The Heard Island...

Species: M. africanus Binomial name Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, JF, 1789) Synonyms Plotus nanus Anhinga nana Microcarbo africanus Phalacrocorax africanus...

regarding the species. The Antarctic shag is usually placed in genus Phalacrocorax or Leucocarbo. This species is one of the blue-eyed shags, however its...

cormorant, Phalacrocorax neglectus Socotra cormorant, Phalacrocorax nigrogularis Pitt shag, Phalacrocorax featherstoni Spotted shag, Phalacrocorax punctatus...

The Japanese cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus), also known as Temminck's cormorant, is a cormorant native to the east Palearctic. It is migratory,...

or pārekareka (Phalacrocorax punctatus) is a species of cormorant endemic to New Zealand. Though originally classified as Phalacrocorax punctatus, it is...

recognised. Until recently most authorities referred to this species as Phalacrocorax melanoleucos. The species is known as the little pied cormorant in Australia...

(genus Leucocarbo), although some authors have placed it in the genus Phalacrocorax. It has formerly been considered a subspecies of the imperial shag (L...

publication. For example: "Phalacrocorax carbo novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826)" denotes a subspecies of the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) introduced by...

The little black cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It is common in smaller rivers and lakes throughout...

Ornithologists' Union, place it in the genus Leucocarbo, others in the genus Phalacrocorax. It is also known as the blue-eyed shag, blue-eyed cormorant and by...

The red-legged cormorant was traditionally placed within the genus Phalacrocorax, but this assignment has been contested in recent years. Some phylogenetic...

this species in the genus Leucocarbo. Others place it in the genus Phalacrocorax. The specific epithet of this bird commemorates the naturalist William...

the Otago, Foveaux, and Chatham shags. Others place it in the genus Phalacrocorax. Archaeological evidence shows that Otago shags were formerly found...