Microcarbo [africanus or coronatus] (Long-tailed or Crowned Cormorant)

Long-tailed or Crowned Cormorant

Microcarbo [africanus or coronatus] (= Microcarbo africanus) (Gmelin, JF 1789)

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Classification

Order:
  Pelecaniformes
Family:
  Phalacrocoracidae
Genus:
   Microcarbo
Scientific:
  Microcarbo africanus

Original description

Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1789)

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2 1 pt2 p.577

Protonym:
Pelecanus africanus

Type locality:
Africa.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10286#page/78/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
59907524F07C1D38

Avibase ID:
avibase-59907524

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/59907524

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 823997

Geographic range:

Microcarbo africanus africanus: sub-Saharan Africa
Microcarbo africanus pictilis: Madagascar
Microcarbo coronatus: coastal southwestern Africa (Angola to South Africa)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Long-tailed or Crowned Cormorant
French:
Cormoran africain ou C. couronné

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Long-tailed or Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo [africanus or coronatus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Long-tailed or Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo [africanus or coronatus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Long-tailed or Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo [africanus or coronatus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Long-tailed or Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax [africanus or coronatus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Long-tailed or Crowned Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax [africanus or coronatus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Long-tailed or Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo [africanus or coronatus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Long-tailed or Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo [africanus or coronatus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Long-tailed or Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo [africanus or coronatus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Long-tailed or Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo [africanus or coronatus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Long-tailed or Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo [africanus or coronatus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Long-tailed or Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo [africanus or coronatus])
Clements 1st edition: Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition: Reed Cormorant ( Halietor africanus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: Reed/Crowned Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus/coronatus)
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Reed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Phalacrocorax africanus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Haliëtor africanus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Phalacrocorax africanus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Afrikaans: Rietduiker
Catalan: Corb marí africà
Czech: Kormorán dlouhoocasý
Danish: Rørskarv
German: Riedscharbe
English: Long-tailed Cormorant, Long-tailed or Crowned Cormorant, Reed Cormorant, Reed/Crowned Cormorant
Esperanto: Longvosta kormorano
Spanish: Cormorán Africano
Estonian: aafrika kääbuskormoran (aafrika kääbuskarbas)
Finnish: Kaislamerimetso
French: Cormoran africain, Cormoran africain ou C. couronné
Hebrew: קורמורן אפריקאי
Hungarian: afrikai kárókatona
Icelandic: Vatnaskarfur
Italian: Cormorano africano
Japanese (romaji): afurikakobitou
Japanese: アフリカコビトウ
Kwangali: Nkororo
Scientific: Halietor africanus, Haliëtor africanus, Microcarbo [africanus or coronatus], Microcarbo africanus, Microcarbo africanus africanus, Microcarbo africanus/coronatus, Pelecanus africanus, Phalacrocorax [africanus or coronatus], Phalacrocorax africanus, Phalacrocorax africanus africanus
Lithuanian: Ilgauodegis kormoranas
Malagasy: Fangalamotamboay, Kontonboay, Manaramboalavo, Ramangarana, Razamboay, Sakaizamboay, Vadimboay, vorondolo, Vorondrano
Dutch: Afrikaanse Dwergaalscholver
Norwegian: Langhaleskarv
Polish: kormoran etiopski
Portuguese: Mergulhao serpente, Mergulhao-serpente
Russian: Африканский баклан, Камышовый баклан
Slovak: Kormorán dlhochvostý
Slovenian: afriški kormoran
Sotho, Southern: Timeletsane-ntšo
Swedish: Långstjärtad skarv
Swahili: Mnandi Mkia-mrefu
Turkish: uzun kuyruklu karabatak, Uzun-kuyruklu Karabatak
Ukrainian: Баклан африканський
Xhosa: Ugwidi
Chinese: 长尾鸬鹚
Chinese (Traditional): 長尾鸕鷀
Zulu: iPhishamanzi