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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.
==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<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cormorant</ref><ref>https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/cormorant</ref>.
==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==
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[[Category:Birds]]
[[Category:Birds]]