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Crowned Cormorant

Microcarbo coronatus (Wahlberg, JA 1855)

The crowned cormorant is a small cormorant that is endemic to the waters of the cold Benguela Current of southern Africa. It is an exclusively coastal species and is not found more than 10 km (6 mi) away from land. This species is related to the reed cormorant, and was formerly considered to the same species. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Pelecaniformes
Family:
  Phalacrocoracidae
Genus:
   Microcarbo
Scientific:
  Microcarbo coronatus

Original description

Citation:
  (Wahlberg, JA 1855)

Reference:
   Öfvers. Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akad. Förh. 12 p.214

Protonym:
  Graculus coronatus

Type locality:
  Possession Island, South West Africa.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15969966

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  446E8F9D1E2E281D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-446E8F9D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/446E8F9D

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 823998

Geographic range:

  • Microcarbo coronatus: Coastal sw Africa (Angola to South Africa)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Crowned Cormorant
Catalan:
Corb marí coronat
Czech:
kormorán černý
Danish:
Kronskarv
German:
Kronenscharbe
Spanish:
Cormorán Coronado
Spanish (Spain):
Cormorán Coronado
Finnish:
töyhtömerimetso
French:
Cormoran couronné
Croatian:
namipski vranac
Hungarian:
piroscsőrű kárókatona
Icelandic:
Krónuskarfur
Italian:
Cormorano coronato
Japanese (romaji):
minamiafurikakobitou
Japanese:
ミナミアフリカコビトウ
Lithuanian:
Vainikuotasis kormoranas
Dutch:
Kroonaalscholver
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kronskarv
Norwegian:
Kronskarv
Polish:
kormoran koroniasty
Portuguese:
corvo-marinho-coroado
Portuguese (Portugal):
corvo-marinho-coroado
Russian:
Венценосный баклан
Slovak:
kormorán čelenkový
Swedish:
kronskarv
Ukrainian:
Баклан намібійський
Chinese:
冠鸬鹚
Chinese (Traditional):
冠鸕鷀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Cormoran couronné ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Cormoran couronné ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Phalacrocorax africanus coronatus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax coronatus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo coronatus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Phalacrocorax coronatus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Microcarbo coronatus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Microcarbo [africanus or coronatus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Afrikaans: Kuifkopduiker
Bengali: ঝুুঁটিয়ার ঩ানমকৌচড়
Bengali (transliteration): jhum̐ṭiẏāla pānakauṛi*
Catalan: Corb marí coronat
Czech: Kormorán cerný, kormorán černý
Danish: Kronskarv
German: Kronenscharbe, Wahlbergscharbe, Wahlberg-Scharbe
English: Crowned Cormorant
English, HBW: Crowned Cormorant
English (IOC): Crowned Cormorant
English (United States): Crowned Cormorant
Esperanto: Kronkormorano
Spanish: Cormorán Coronado
Spanish (Spain): Cormorán Coronado
Spanish (HBW): Crowned Cormorant
Estonian: meri-kääbuskarbas, meri-kääbuskormoran, meri-kääbuskormoran (meri-kääbuskarbas)
Finnish: Töyhtömerimetso
French: Cormoran à face orange, Cormoran couronné
Croatian: namipski vranac
Hungarian: piroscsőrű kárókatona
Icelandic: Krónuskarfur
Italian: Cormorano coronato
Japanese (romaji): minamiafurikakobitou
Japanese: ミナミアフリカコビトウ
Scientific: Graculus coronatus, Microcarbo coronatus, Phalacrocorax africanus coronatus, Phalacrocorax coronatus
Lithuanian: Vainikuotasis kormoranas
Dutch: Kroonaalscholver
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kronskarv
Norwegian: Kronskarv
Polish: kormoran koroniasty
Portuguese: Corvo marinho coroado, Corvo-marinho-coroado
Portuguese (Portugal): corvo-marinho-coroado
Russian: Венценосный баклан, Чубатый баклан
Slovak: kormorán čelenkový
Swedish: Kronskarv
Turkish: Tepeli Küçük Karabatak
Ukrainian: Баклан намібійський
Chinese: 冠鸬鹚
Chinese (Traditional): 冠鸕鷀

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