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Long-tailed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, JF 1789)


The reed cormorant, also known as the long-tailed cormorant, is a bird in the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae. It breeds in much of Africa south of the Sahara, and Madagascar. It is resident but undertakes some seasonal movements. Source: Wikipedia




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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://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656070

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  E255DCE15494936B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E255DCE1

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E255DCE1

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 823997

Geographic range:

  • Microcarbo africanus africanus: sub-Saharan Africa
  • Microcarbo africanus pictilis: Madagascar
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Long-tailed Cormorant
Catalan:
Corb marí africà
Czech:
kormorán dlouhoocasý
Danish:
Rørskarv
German:
Riedscharbe
Spanish:
Cormorán Africano
Spanish (Spain):
Cormorán Africano
Finnish:
kaislamerimetso
French:
Cormoran africain
Croatian:
Dugorepi vranac
Hungarian:
afrikai kárókatona
Icelandic:
Vatnaskarfur
Italian:
Cormorano africano
Japanese (romaji):
afurikakobitou
Japanese:
アフリカコビトウ
Lithuanian:
Afrikinis kormoranas
Dutch:
Afrikaanse Dwergaalscholver
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Langhaleskarv
Norwegian:
Langhaleskarv
Polish:
kormoran etiopski
Portuguese:
corvo-marinho-africano
Portuguese (Portugal):
Corvo-marinho-africano
Russian:
Камышовый баклан
Slovak:
kormorán dlhochvostý
Serbian:
Dugorepi vranac
Swedish:
långstjärtad skarv
Ukrainian:
Баклан африканський
Chinese:
长尾鸬鹚
Chinese (Traditional):
長尾鸕鷀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Reed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Reed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Reed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Reed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Reed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Reed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Reed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Reed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Reed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Reed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Reed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Cormoran africain ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Cormoran africain ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Reed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Reed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Long-tailed Cormorant/Reed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Long-tailed Cormorant/Reed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Long-tailed Cormorant/Reed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Long-tailed Cormorant/Reed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Long-tailed Cormorant/Reed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Long-tailed Cormorant/Reed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Long-tailed Cormorant/Reed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Long-tailed Cormorant/Reed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Long-tailed Cormorant/Reed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Reed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Reed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Reed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Reed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Reed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Long-tailed Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax africanus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Phalacrocorax africanus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Microcarbo africanus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

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

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Afrikaans: Rietduiker
Azerbaijani: qamış qarabatdağı
Belarusian: Чаротавы баклан
Bulgarian: Африкански корморан
Bengali: রযাঞ্জা ঩ানমকৌচড়
Bengali (transliteration): lyāñjā pānakauṛi*
Breton: Morvran Afrika
Catalan: Corb marí africà
Czech: Kormorán dlouhoocasý
Welsh: Mulfran hesg
Danish: Rørskarv
German: Riedscharbe
Greek: Αφρικαvική λαγγόvα
English: Long-tailed Cormorant, Long-tailed Cormorant/Reed Cormorant, Long-tailed Shag, Lont-tailed Cormorant, Reed Cormorant, Reed Duiker, Reed-Duiker
English, HBW: Long-tailed Cormorant
English (IOC): Reed Cormorant
English (Kenya): Reed Cormorant
English (United States): Long-tailed Cormorant
English (South Africa): Reed Cormorant
Esperanto: Longavosta kormorano, Longvosta kormorano
Spanish: Cormorán Africano
Spanish (Spain): Cormorán Africano
Spanish (HBW): Cormorán africano
Estonian: aafrika kääbuskarbas, Aafrika kääbuskormoran, aafrika kääbuskormoran (aafrika kääbuskarbas)
Basque: Ubarroi buztanluze
Finnish: Kaislamerimetso
French: Cormoran à longue queue, Cormoran africain, Cormoran d'Afrique, Cormoran pygmée africain
Frisian: Langsturt-ielgoes
Irish: Broigheall fadearrach
Galician: Corvo mariño africano
Hebrew: קורמורן אפריקאי, קורמורן ארוך-זנב
Croatian: Afrički vranac, Dugorepi vranac
Hungarian: Afrikai károkatona, afrikai kárókatona
Icelandic: Vatnaskarfur
Italian: Cormorano africano
Japanese (romaji): afurikakobitou
Japanese: アフリカコビトウ
Kwangali: Nkororo
Kirghiz: камыш кара казы
Scientific: Anhinga nana, Carbo africanoides, Halietor africanus, Microcarbo africanus, Microcarbo africanus africanus, Pelecanus africanus, Phalacrocorax africanus, Phalacrocorax africanus africanus, Plotus nanus
Lithuanian: Afrikinis kormoranas, Ilgauodegis kormoranas
Latvian: niedru ūdenis
Malagasy: Fangalamotamboay, Kontonboay, Manaramboalavo, Ramangarana, Razamboay, Sakaizamboay, Vadimboay, vorondolo, Vorondrano
Macedonian: Долгоопашест корморан
Dutch: Afrikaanse Dwergaalscholver
Norwegian Nynorsk: Langhaleskarv
Norwegian: Langhaleskarv
Polish: kormoran etiopski
Portuguese: Corvo-marinho-africano, Mergulhao serpente, Mergulhao-serpente
Portuguese (Portugal): Corvo-marinho-africano
Rhaeto-Romance: Cormoran da palì
Romanian: Cormoran african
Russian: Африканский баклан, Камышовый баклан
Northern Sami: Goalšoskárfa
Slovak: Kormorán dlhochvostý
Slovenian: afriški kormoran
Serbian: Dugorepi vranac
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

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