Phalacrocorax carbo

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Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Order:
Pelecaniformes
Family:
Phalacrocoracidae

English:
Great Cormorant
Scientific:
Phalacrocorax carbo

Protonym:
Pelecanus Carbo

Avibase ID:
3DF5C587CE3CF1E1

Taxomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174715

Czech:
  kormorán velký
German:
  Kormoran
Danish:
  Skarv
Spanish:
  Cormorán Grande
Finnish:
  merimetso
French:
  Grand Cormoran
Icelandic:
  Dílaskarfur
Italian:
  Cormorano comune
Japanese:
  kawau
Japanese:
  カワウ
Dutch:
  Aalscholver
Norwegian:
  Storskarv
Polish:
  kormoran
Portuguese:
  Corvo-marinho-de-faces-brancas
Slovak:
  kormorán velký
Swedish:
  Storskarv

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886):
   Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.):
   Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.):
   Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.):
   Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.):
   Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.):
   Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.):
   Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.):
   Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895):
   Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.):
   Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.):
   Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.):
   Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.):
   Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.):
   Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.):
   Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.):
   Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.):
   Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910):
   Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.):
   Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.):
   Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.):
   Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931):
   European Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.):
   European Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.):
   European Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21th suppl.):
   European Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22th suppl.):
   European Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23th suppl.):
   European Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.):
   European Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.):
   European Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.):
   European Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.):
   European Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.):
   European Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.):
   European Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.):
   European Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31th suppl.):
   European Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33th suppl.):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42th suppl.):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43th suppl.):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51th suppl.):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
   Grand Cormoran ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Clements 4th edition:
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Clements 6th edition:
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
eBird version 1.05:
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-14):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Oriental Bird Club:
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
James Lee Peters:
    Phalacrocorax carbo
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996):
   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
    Phalacrocorax carbo

Taxonomic status:
Species status: this taxon has now been split

Related taxa Phalacrocorax carbo←
      * Phalacrocorax carbo
           Phalacrocorax carbo carbo
                [Phalacrocorax carbo carbo]
                [Phalacrocorax carbo norvegicus]
           Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
           Phalacrocorax carbo novaehollandiae
                [Phalacrocorax carbo steadi]
           Phalacrocorax carbo hanedae
           Phalacrocorax carbo lugubris
      * Phalacrocorax lucidus
           Phalacrocorax lucidus lucidus
           Phalacrocorax lucidus maroccanus

Other synonyms
Afrikaans: Witborsduiker
Arabic: الغاق الكبير, الغاق الكبير اللوهة, اللوهة, غراب البحر, غراب البحر الكبير
Azerbaijani: Böyük qarabatdaq, Qarabatdaq
Belarusian: Вялікі баклан
Bulgarian: Голям корморан
Breton: Ar vorvran bras, Morvaout, Morvran
Catalan: Corb marí gros, Corba marina grossa
Catalan (Balears): Corb marí gros
Valencian: Corba marina grossa
Czech: Kormorán velký
Welsh: Bilidowcar, Llanciau Llandudno, Morfran, Mulfran, Wil wal waliog
Danish: Skarv
German: Kormoran, Weißbrustkormoran
Greek: (Ευρωπαϊκός) Κορμοράνος, Κορμοράνος
English: Big Black Cormorant, Black Cormorant, Black Shag, Common Black Cormorant, Common Cormorant, Cormorant, European Cormorant, Great Cormorant, Large Black Cormorant, Large Cormorant, White-backed Cormorant, White-breasted Cormorant, White-necked Cormorant
Esperanto: Granda kormorano
Spanish: Cormorán Grande
Estonian: karbas, Kormoran
Basque: Corb marí gros, Ubarroi handi, Ubarroi handia
Finnish: Merimetso
Faroese: Hiplingur
French: Grand Cormoran
Frisian: Ielguos
Irish: Amplóir, Broigheall
Gaelic: Sgarbh
Galician: Corb marí gros, Corvo mariño grande
Manx: Arragh Vooar, Fannag Varrey, Feeagh Varrey, Scarroo, Shag
Hebrew: קורמורן גדול
Croatian: Veliki Vranac
Hungarian: Kárókatona
Armenian: [Mets Dzknkul ], Մեծ Ձկնկուլ
Indonesian: Pecukpadi Besar
Icelandic: Dílaskarfur
Italian: Cormorano, Cormorano comune, Marangone
Japanese: kawau, Kawa-u
Japanese: カワウ
Georgian: დიდი ჩვამა
Kazakh: Үлкен суқұзғын, Үлкен сулқүзғыны
Greenlandic: Oqaatsoq
Korean: 민물가마우지
Cornish: Morvran
Latin: Phalacrocorax carbo, Phalacrocorax carbo carbo
Lithuanian: Didysis kormoranas, Jūrkranklis, Jūrų kranklys
Latvian: Jūras krauklis
Maori: kawau
Macedonian: Голем корморан, Нор
Mongolian: Тураг гогой
Malay: Dendang Air
Maltese: Margun
Dutch: Aalscholver
Norwegian: Kvitlåring, Storskarv
Ossetian: Баклан
Polish: kormoran, kormoran (zwyczajny), Kormoran czarny, Kormoran zwyczajny
Portuguese: corvo marinho faces brancas, Corvo-marinho-de-faces-brancas, Corvo-marinho-faces-brancas
Romansh: cormoran, Cormoran grond
Russian: Bolshoy Baklan, Баклан большой, Большой баклан
Scots: Sgarbh
Northern Sami: Skárfa
Slovak: kormorán velký , Kormorán vel'ký, kormorán veľký
Slovenian: veliki kormoran
Albanian: Karabullaku i detit
Serbian: veliki kormoran, veliki vranac, Велики вранак, Велики вранац, Корморан
Swedish: Storskarv
Thai: นกกาน้ำใหญ่
Turkish: Karabatak
Tuvinian: Кара балыкчы
Ukrainian: Баклан великий , Великий баклан
Vietnamese: Cốc dế, Cốc đế
Chinese: [luci], [mo ya], [putong luci], [shui lao-ya], [yu-ying], 墨鸦, 普通鸬鹚, 水老鸦, 海鸬鹚, 鱼鹰, 鸕(茲鳥), 鸕鶿, 鸬鹚
Chinese (Taiwan): [luci], 鸕鶿