WoRMS taxon details
Phalacrocorax Brisson, 1760
137054 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137054)
accepted
Genus
Halietor Heine, 1860 · unaccepted
Leucocarbo Bonaparte, 1856 · unaccepted
Microcarbo Bonaparte, 1857 · unaccepted
Nannopterum Sharpe, 1899 · unaccepted
- Species Phalacrocorax atriceps King, 1828
- Species Phalacrocorax auritus (Lesson, 1831)
- Species Phalacrocorax bougainvillii (Lesson, 1837)
- Species Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Gmelin, 1789)
- Species Phalacrocorax campbelli (Filhol, 1878)
- Species Phalacrocorax capensis (Sparrman, 1789)
- Species Phalacrocorax capillatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
- Species Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Phalacrocorax chalconotus (Gray, 1845)
- Species Phalacrocorax featherstoni Buller, 1873
- Species Phalacrocorax fuscescens (Vieillot, 1817)
- Species Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Stephens, 1826
- Species Phalacrocorax gaimardi (Lesson & Garnot, 1828)
- Species Phalacrocorax harrisi (Rothschild, 1898)
- Species Phalacrocorax magellanicus (Gmelin, 1789)
- Species Phalacrocorax melanoleucos (Vieillot, 1817)
- Species Phalacrocorax neglectus (Wahlberg, 1855)
- Species Phalacrocorax niger (Vieillot, 1817)
- Species Phalacrocorax nigrogularis Ogilvie-Grant & Forbes, 1899
- Species Phalacrocorax onslowi Forbes, 1893
- Species Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pallas, 1811
- Species Phalacrocorax penicillatus (Brandt, 1837)
- Species Phalacrocorax perspicillatus Pallas, 1811
- Species Phalacrocorax punctatus (Sparrman, 1786)
- Species Phalacrocorax pygmaeus (Pallas, 1773)
- Species Phalacrocorax ranfurlyi Ogilvie-Grant, 1901
- Species Phalacrocorax sulcirostris (Brandt, 1837)
- Species Phalacrocorax urile (Gmelin, 1789)
- Species Phalacrocorax varius (Gmelin, 1789)
- Species Phalacrocorax verrucosus (Cabanis, 1875)
- Species Phalacrocorax albiventer (Lesson, 1831) accepted as Phalacrocorax atriceps King, 1828 (synonym)
- Species Phalacrocorax aristotelis (Linnaeus, 1761) accepted as Gulosus aristotelis (Linnaeus, 1761) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Phalacrocorax carunculatus (Gmelin, 1789) accepted as Leucocarbo carunculatus (Gmelin, 1789) (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Species Phalacrocorax colensoi Buller, 1888 accepted as Phalacrocorax campbelli (Filhol, 1878) (synonym)
- Species Phalacrocorax coronatus (Wahlberg, 1855) accepted as Phalacrocorax africanus (Gmelin, 1789) (synonym)
- Species Phalacrocorax olivaceus (Humboldt, 1905) accepted as Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Gmelin, 1789) (synonym)
- Species Phalacrocorax vigua (Vieillot, 1817) accepted as Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Gmelin, 1789)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Brisson, M.-J.; Dwight, J.; Laetvaerennydt; Martinet, F. N.; Tucker, M. B.; Vaernewyck. (1760). Ornithologie, ou, Méthode contenant la division des oiseaux en ordres, sections, genres, especes & leurs variétés : a laquelle on a joint une description exacte de chaque espece, avec les citations des auteurs qui en ont traité, les noms quils leur ont donnés, ceux que leur ont donnés les différentes nations, & les noms vulgaires. 6: 1-543, pls: I-VI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36210804
page(s): 511 [details]
page(s): 511 [details]
Description Size: Medium to large. Plumage: mostly black; feathers not fully water-proof resulting in birds standing for periods with...
Description Size: Medium to large. Plumage: mostly black; feathers not fully water-proof resulting in birds standing for periods with wings spread for drying. Other details: slender, longish bills, laterally compressed with a strong hook; elongate bodies; long necks; wings short; tail wedge-shaped of varying length; legs set far back on body. Expert swimmers and divers. [details]
WoRMS (2024). Phalacrocorax Brisson, 1760. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137054 on 2024-08-16
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original description
Brisson, M.-J.; Dwight, J.; Laetvaerennydt; Martinet, F. N.; Tucker, M. B.; Vaernewyck. (1760). Ornithologie, ou, Méthode contenant la division des oiseaux en ordres, sections, genres, especes & leurs variétés : a laquelle on a joint une description exacte de chaque espece, avec les citations des auteurs qui en ont traité, les noms quils leur ont donnés, ceux que leur ont donnés les différentes nations, & les noms vulgaires. 6: 1-543, pls: I-VI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36210804
page(s): 511 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source Jonsson, L. (1993). Vogels van Europa, Noord-Afrika en het Midden-Oosten [Birds of Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-187-6. 560 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 511 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source Jonsson, L. (1993). Vogels van Europa, Noord-Afrika en het Midden-Oosten [Birds of Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-187-6. 560 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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From other sources
Description Size: Medium to large. Plumage: mostly black; feathers not fully water-proof resulting in birds standing for periods with wings spread for drying. Other details: slender, longish bills, laterally compressed with a strong hook; elongate bodies; long necks; wings short; tail wedge-shaped of varying length; legs set far back on body. Expert swimmers and divers. [details]
Language | Name | |
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Japanese | ウ属 | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Leucocarbo) (from synonym Leucocarbo Bonaparte, 1856)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Microcarbo) (from synonym Microcarbo Bonaparte, 1857)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nannopterum) (from synonym Nannopterum Sharpe, 1899)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Phalacrocorax)
To Genbank (from synonym Microcarbo Bonaparte, 1857)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Nannopterum Sharpe, 1899)
To Genbank (from synonym Leucocarbo Bonaparte, 1856)
To IRMNG (from synonym Leucocarbo Bonaparte, 1856)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Leucocarbo) (from synonym Leucocarbo Bonaparte, 1856)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Microcarbo) (from synonym Microcarbo Bonaparte, 1857)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nannopterum) (from synonym Nannopterum Sharpe, 1899)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Phalacrocorax)
To Genbank (from synonym Microcarbo Bonaparte, 1857)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Nannopterum Sharpe, 1899)
To Genbank (from synonym Leucocarbo Bonaparte, 1856)
To IRMNG (from synonym Leucocarbo Bonaparte, 1856)
To ITIS