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The common '''Cormorant''' (''Phalacrocorax cabro'') is a [[sea]] [[bird]]. Although it is related to [[gull]]s and [[fulmar]]s, its closest known relative is the [[pelican]]. It is often confused with the [[shag]]. The cormorant is well known for its habit of hanging out its wings to dry. This is because its [[plumage]] is not particularly waterproof, as it lacks the necessary preen gland that most birds have. Cormorants eat fish and also hunt inland, where they have been known to catch [[frog]]s and other [[amphibian]]s. Cormorants are serious pests in fisheries, and there is often a bounty on their heads, leading fishermen to kill them in large numbers.
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'''Cormorant''' refers to [[bird]]s of the order [[Suliformes]], family Phalacrocoracidae, comprising three genera and 42 species of coastal aquatic, fish-eating birds. 
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==Etymology==
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The word "cormorant" has its origins with the Old French word ''cormareng'', a combination of ''corp'' ("raven"), and ''marenc'' ("of the sea" or "sailor", from the Latin ''marinus''), ostensibly meaning "water crow", based on its resemblance to crows and ravens, as well as its habits.  This word in turn evolved into the Middle French ''cormorant'' by the thirteenth century<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cormorant</ref><ref>https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/cormorant</ref>.
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==Species==
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*Genus ''Leucocarbo''
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::[[Antarctic shag]], ''Leucocarbo bransfieldensis''
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::[[Auckland shag]], ''Leucocarbo colensoi''
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::[[Bounty shag]], ''Leucocarbo ranfurlyi''
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::[[Campbell shag]], ''Leucocarbo campbelli''
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::[[Chatham shag]], ''Leucocarbo onslowi''
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::[[Crozet shag]], ''Leucocarbo melanogenis''
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::[[Foveaux shag]], ''Leucocarbo stewarti''
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::[[Guanay cormorant]], ''Leucocarbo bougainvillii''
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::[[Heard Island shag]], ''Leucocarbo nivalis''
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::[[Imperial shag]], ''Leucocarbo atriceps''
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::[[Kerguelen shag]], ''Leucocarbo verrucosus''
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::[[Macquarie shag]], ''Leucocarbo purpurascens''
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::[[New Zealand king shag]], ''Leucocarbo carunculatus''
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::[[Otago shag]], ''Leucocarbo chalconotus''
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::[[South Georgia shag]], ''Leucocarbo georgianus''
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*Genus ''Microcarbo''
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::[[Crowned cormorant]], ''Microcarbo coronatus''
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::[[Little cormorant]], ''Microcarbo niger''
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::[[Little pied cormorant]], ''Microcarbo melanoleucos''
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::[[Pygmy cormorant]], ''Microcarbo pygmaeus''
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::[[Reed cormorant]], ''Microcarbo africanus''
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*Genus ''Phalacrocorax''
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::[[Australian pied cormorant]] or yellow-faced cormorant, ''Phalacrocorax varius''
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::[[Bank cormorant]] or Wahlberg's cormorant, ''Phalacrocorax neglectus''
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::[[Black-faced cormorant]], ''Phalacrocorax fuscescens''
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::[[Brandt's cormorant]], ''Phalacrocorax penicillatus''
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::[[Cape cormorant]], ''Phalacrocorax capensis''
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::[[Double-crested cormorant]], ''Phalacrocorax auritus''
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::[[European shag]] or common shag, ''Phalacrocorax aristotelis''
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::[[Flightless cormorant]], ''Phalacrocorax harrisi''
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::[[Great cormorant]] or black shag, ''Phalacrocorax carbo''
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::[[Indian cormorant]], ''Phalacrocorax fuscicollis''
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::[[Little black cormorant]], ''Phalacrocorax sulcirostris''
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::[[Japanese cormorant]] or Temminck's cormorant, ''Phalacrocorax capillatus''
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::[[Neotropic cormorant]], ''Phalacrocorax brasilianus''
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::[[Pelagic cormorant]], ''Phalacrocorax pelagicus''
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::[[Pitt shag]] or Featherstone's shag, ''Phalacrocorax featherstoni''
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::[[Red-faced cormorant]], ''Phalacrocorax urile''
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::[[Red-legged cormorant]] or red-footed shag, ''Phalacrocorax gaimardi''
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::[[Rock shag]], ''Phalacrocorax magellanicus''
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::[[Socotra cormorant]], ''Phalacrocorax nigrogularis''
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::[[Spectacled cormorant]], ''Phalacrocorax perspicillatus''
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::[[Spotted shag]], ''Phalacrocorax punctatus''
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::[[White-breasted cormorant]], ''Phalacrocorax lucidus''
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Revision as of 22:44, November 30, 2019

Cormorant
Scientific classification
Kingdom Information
Domain Eukaryota
Kingdom Animalia
Subkingdom Bilateria
Branch Deuterostomia
Phylum Information
Phylum Chordata
Sub-phylum Vertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
Class Information
Superclass Tetrapoda
Class Aves
Sub-class Neornithes
Order Information
Order Suliformes
Family Information
Family Phalacrocoracidae
Genus Information
Genera Leucocarbo
Microcarbo
Phalacrocorax
Population statistics

Cormorant refers to birds of the order Suliformes, family Phalacrocoracidae, comprising three genera and 42 species of coastal aquatic, fish-eating birds.

Etymology

The word "cormorant" has its origins with the Old French word cormareng, a combination of corp ("raven"), and marenc ("of the sea" or "sailor", from the Latin marinus), ostensibly meaning "water crow", based on its resemblance to crows and ravens, as well as its habits. This word in turn evolved into the Middle French cormorant by the thirteenth century[1][2].

Species

  • Genus Leucocarbo
Antarctic shag, Leucocarbo bransfieldensis
Auckland shag, Leucocarbo colensoi
Bounty shag, Leucocarbo ranfurlyi
Campbell shag, Leucocarbo campbelli
Chatham shag, Leucocarbo onslowi
Crozet shag, Leucocarbo melanogenis
Foveaux shag, Leucocarbo stewarti
Guanay cormorant, Leucocarbo bougainvillii
Heard Island shag, Leucocarbo nivalis
Imperial shag, Leucocarbo atriceps
Kerguelen shag, Leucocarbo verrucosus
Macquarie shag, Leucocarbo purpurascens
New Zealand king shag, Leucocarbo carunculatus
Otago shag, Leucocarbo chalconotus
South Georgia shag, Leucocarbo georgianus
  • Genus Microcarbo
Crowned cormorant, Microcarbo coronatus
Little cormorant, Microcarbo niger
Little pied cormorant, Microcarbo melanoleucos
Pygmy cormorant, Microcarbo pygmaeus
Reed cormorant, Microcarbo africanus
  • Genus Phalacrocorax
Australian pied cormorant or yellow-faced cormorant, Phalacrocorax varius
Bank cormorant or Wahlberg's cormorant, Phalacrocorax neglectus
Black-faced cormorant, Phalacrocorax fuscescens
Brandt's cormorant, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Cape cormorant, Phalacrocorax capensis
Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus
European shag or common shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Flightless cormorant, Phalacrocorax harrisi
Great cormorant or black shag, Phalacrocorax carbo
Indian cormorant, Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Little black cormorant, Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Japanese cormorant or Temminck's cormorant, Phalacrocorax capillatus
Neotropic cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Pelagic cormorant, Phalacrocorax pelagicus
Pitt shag or Featherstone's shag, Phalacrocorax featherstoni
Red-faced cormorant, Phalacrocorax urile
Red-legged cormorant or red-footed shag, Phalacrocorax gaimardi
Rock shag, Phalacrocorax magellanicus
Socotra cormorant, Phalacrocorax nigrogularis
Spectacled cormorant, Phalacrocorax perspicillatus
Spotted shag, Phalacrocorax punctatus
White-breasted cormorant, Phalacrocorax lucidus

References

  1. ↑ https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cormorant
  2. ↑ https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/cormorant
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