The great cormorant, known as the black shag in New Zealand and formerly also known as the great black cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the black cormorant in Australia, and the large cormorant in India, is a widespread member of the cormorant family of seabirds. The genus name is Latinised Ancient Greek, from φαλακρός and κόραξ, and carbo is Latin for "charcoal". Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Reference:
Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.133
Protonym:
Pelecanus Carbo
Avibase ID:
849B4EE5A1618AB3
Avibase ID:
avibase-849B4EE5
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/849B4EE5
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174715
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Great Cormorant [incl. maroccanus] ( Phalacrocorax carbo [incl. maroccanus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Great Cormorant [incl. maroccanus] ( Phalacrocorax carbo [incl. maroccanus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Great Cormorant [incl. maroccanus] ( Phalacrocorax carbo [incl. maroccanus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Great Cormorant [incl. maroccanus] ( Phalacrocorax carbo [incl. maroccanus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Great Cormorant [incl. maroccanus] ( Phalacrocorax carbo [incl. maroccanus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Great Cormorant [incl. maroccanus] ( Phalacrocorax carbo [incl. maroccanus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Great Cormorant [incl. maroccanus] ( Phalacrocorax carbo [incl. maroccanus]) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo) [version 2] |
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo) [version 2] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo) [version 2] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Phalacrocorax carbo [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Phalacrocorax [carbo or lucidus]
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