WoRMS taxon details
Phalacrocorax africanus (Gmelin, 1789)
Phalacrocorax coronatus (Wahlberg, 1855) · unaccepted (synonym)
Not documented
Description Length: 51-60 cm Plumage: generally black with a faint greenish gloss; feathers from back to upper tail coverts edged with...
Description Length: 51-60 cm Plumage: generally black with a faint greenish gloss; feathers from back to upper tail coverts edged with white; wing coverts and scapulars greyish edged black. Immature with off-white breast and belly. Bare parts: iris red; face yellow to red; bill yellow with black or brown culmen and stripes on mandible; legs and feet black. Habitat: inland waters and coastal lagoons, mangroves, estuaries. <388><391><393> [details]
WoRMS (2025). Phalacrocorax africanus (Gmelin, 1789). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212701 on 2025-10-10
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Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Length: 51-60 cm Plumage: generally black with a faint greenish gloss; feathers from back to upper tail coverts edged with white; wing coverts and scapulars greyish edged black. Immature with off-white breast and belly. Bare parts: iris red; face yellow to red; bill yellow with black or brown culmen and stripes on mandible; legs and feet black. Habitat: inland waters and coastal lagoons, mangroves, estuaries. <388><391><393> [details]Habitat mainly inland [details]
