WoRMS taxon details
Phalacrocorax Brisson, 1760
AphiaID: 137054
AphiaID: 137054
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Aves (Class) > Pelecaniformes (Order) > Phalacrocoracidae (Family) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||
| Record status | Added by Database Management Team | |||||||
| Rank | Genus | |||||||
| Parent | Phalacrocoracidae | |||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Microcarbo Bonaparte, 1857 | |||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details] basis of record: Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. Academic Press, London. [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] | |||||||
| Direct child taxa [show all] | Species Phalacrocorax africanus (Gmelin, 1789) Species Phalacrocorax aristotelis (Linnaeus, 1761) 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 carunculatus (Gmelin, 1789) 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 Species Phalacrocorax colensoi Buller, 1888 accepted as Phalacrocorax campbelli (Filhol, 1878) Species Phalacrocorax coronatus (Wahlberg, 1855) accepted as Phalacrocorax africanus (Gmelin, 1789) Species Phalacrocorax olivaceus (Humboldt, 1905) accepted as Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Gmelin, 1789) | |||||||
| Environment | marine | |||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||
| Note |
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] | |||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137054 | |||||||
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Phalacrocorax Brisson, 1760. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137054 on 2013-05-24 | ||||||||
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