Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant sp.)

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cormorant sp.

Phalacrocoracidae Reichenbach, HGL 1850

Classification

Order:
  Pelecaniformes
Family:
  Phalacrocoracidae
Scientific:
  Phalacrocoracidae

Original description

Citation:
Reichenbach, HGL 1850

Reference:
Avium Syst. Nat. Vorl. Iconogr.

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
528F06529CE7935C

Avibase ID:
avibase-528F0652

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/528F0652

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174713

English:
cormorant sp.
French:
Cormoran sp.

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): cormorant sp. ( Phalacrocoracidae sp.)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): cormorant sp. ( Phalacrocoracidae sp.)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): cormorant sp. ( Phalacrocoracidae sp.)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): cormorant sp. ( Phalacrocoracidae sp.)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): cormorant sp. ( Phalacrocoracidae sp.)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): cormorant sp. ( Phalacrocoracidae sp.)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): cormorant sp. ( Phalacrocoracidae sp.)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): cormorant sp. ( Phalacrocoracidae sp.)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): cormorant sp. ( Phalacrocoracidae sp.)
eBird version 2016: cormorant sp. ( Phalacrocoracidae sp.)
eBird version 2017: cormorant sp. ( Phalacrocoracidae sp.)
eBird version 2018: cormorant sp. ( Phalacrocoracidae sp.)
eBird version 2019: cormorant sp. ( Phalacrocoracidae sp.)
eBird version 2021: cormorant sp. ( Phalacrocoracidae sp.)
eBird version 2022: cormorant sp. ( Phalacrocoracidae sp.)
eBird version 2023: cormorant sp. ( Phalacrocoracidae sp.)
eBird version 2024: cormorant sp. ( Phalacrocoracidae sp.)
eBird version 2025: cormorant sp. ( Phalacrocoracidae sp.)

Taxonomic status:

Species status: higher-level taxonomy

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Related taxa

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Other related concepts

Microcarbo (taxon group)
Phalacrocorax (taxon group)
Leucocarbo (taxon group)
Nannopterum (taxon group)
Poikilocarbo (taxon group)
Urile (taxon group)
Gulosus (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: duiker sp.
Arabic: نوع غاق
Asturian: Cuervu marín sp.
Bulgarian: Phalacrocoracidae sp.
Catalan: Corb marí sp.
Danish: Skarv sp.
German: Phalacrocoracidae, unbestimmt
Greek: είδος κορμοράνου
English: cormorant sp.
English, HBW: cormorant sp.
English (IOC): cormorant sp.
English (United States): cormorant sp.
Spanish: Cormorán sp.
Spanish (Chile): Cormorán sp.
Spanish (Cuba): Corúa sp.
Spanish (Spain): Cormorán sp., Phalacrocoracidae sp.
Spanish (HBW): cormorant sp.
Spanish (Mexico): Cormorán sp.
Spanish (Peru): Cormorán sp.
Finnish: merimetsolaji
French: Cormoran sp., Phalacrocorax sp.
Hebrew: קורמורן בלתי-מזוהה
Hungarian: kárókatonafélék
Icelandic: Ógreindur skarfur, Ógreindur skarfur (Phalacrocoracidae sp.)
Italian: Phalacrocoracidae sp.
Japanese (romaji): ushu
Japanese: ウ属
Korean: 가마우지과
Scientific: Phalacrocoracidae sp.
Malayalam: നീർക്കാക്ക
Dutch: Aalscholver sp.
Norwegian: ub. skarv (Phalacrocoracidae sp.)
Polish: kormoran nieoznaczony (Phalacrocoracidae sp.)
Portuguese (Portugal): corvo-marinho (Phalacrocorax) sp., corvo-marinho sp.
Romanian: cormoran neidentificat
Russian: баклан sp.
Slovak: Phalacrocoracidae neurčený druh
Swedish: Phalacrocorax sp.
Thai: นกกาน้ำไม่ทราบชนิด
Turkish: tanımsız karabatak, tanımsız karabatak (Phalacrocoracidae sp.)
Chinese: 未识别的鸬鹚
Chinese (Traditional): 鸕鷀類