Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Dutch:
Aalscholver
Common Names in English:
Great Cormorant, Black Cormorant, Common Cormorant, Cormorant, European Cormorant, Shag
Common Names in French:
Grand Cormoran
Common Names in German:
Kormoran
Common Names in Hebrew:
קורמורן גדול
Common Names in Italian:
Cormorano
Common Names in Japanese:
カワウ
Common Names in Russian:
Bolshoy Baklan, Баклан большой, Большой баклан
Common Names in Spanish:
Cormorán Grande
Description
Habitat
Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 29 meters (95 feet).[1]
Biome: Coastal.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Avialae
()
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
()
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Pelecanimorphae
()
- Huxley, 1867
- Order:
Pelecaniformes
()
- Sharpe, 1891
- Suborder:
Steganopodes
()
- Chandler, 1916
- Infraorder:
Pelecanides
()
- Sharpe, 1891
- Parvorder:
Sulida
()
- Superfamily:
Phalacrocoracoidea
()
- Bonaparte, 1854
- Family:
Phalacrocoracidae
()
- Reichenbach, 1850
- Subfamily:
Phalacrocoracinae
()
- Genus:
Phalacrocorax
()
- Brisson, 1760
- Specific name:
carbo
- Subspecies:
carbo
- Scientific name: - Phalacrocorax carbo carbo (Linnaeus) 1758 (Linnaeus) 1758 Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.133
- Subspecies:
carbo
- Specific name:
carbo
- Genus:
Phalacrocorax
(
- Subfamily:
Phalacrocoracinae
(
- Family:
Phalacrocoracidae
(
- Superfamily:
Phalacrocoracoidea
(
- Parvorder:
Sulida
(
- Infraorder:
Pelecanides
(
- Suborder:
Steganopodes
(
- Order:
Pelecaniformes
(
- Superorder:
Pelecanimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus) • Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus) 1758 • Phalacrocorax Carbo Carbo
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: June 24, 1996.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Phalacrocorax
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 63 species and subspecies in this genus:
P. africanus (Long-Tailed Cormorant) · P. africanus africanus (African Long-Tailed Cormorant) · P. africanus pictilis (Madagascar Long-Tailed Cormorant) · P. albiventer (King Cormorant) · P. albiventer albiventer (King Cormorant) · P. aristotelis (European Shag) · P. aristotelis aristotelis (European Shag) · P. atriceps (Imperial Cormorant) · P. auritus (Double-Crested Cormorant) · P. auritus albociliatus (Double-Crested Cormorant) · P. auritus auritus (Double-Crested Cormorant) · P. auritus cincinatus (Double-Crested Cormorant) · P. auritus floridanus (Double-Crested Cormorant) · P. bougainvillei (Guanay Cormorant) · P. bougainvillii (Guanay Cormorant) · P. bransfieldensis (Antarctic Shag) · P. brasilianus (Olivaceous Cormorant) · P. brasilianus brasilianus (Olivaceous Cormorant) · P. brasilianus mexicanus (Mexican Cormorant) · P. campbelli (Campbell Islands Cormorant) · P. capensis (Cape Cormorant) · P. capillatus (Japanese Cormorant) · P. carbo (Black Shag) · P. carbo carbo (Great Cormorant) · P. carbo lucidus (Great Cormorant) · P. carunculatus (Rough-Faced Cormorant) · P. chalconotus (Stewart Island Shag) · P. colensoi (Auckland Island Shag) · P. coronatus (Crowned Cormorant) · P. featherstoni (Chatham Islands Cormorant) · P. fuscescens (Black Faced Cormorant) · P. fuscicollis (Indian Cormorant) · P. gaimardi (Red-Legged Cormorant) · P. georgianus (South Georgia Cormorant) · P. harrisi (Galapagos Flightless Cormorant) · P. kenyoni (Amchitka Cormorant) · P. lucidus (White-Breasted Cormorant) · P. magellanicus (Magellan Cormorant) · P. melanoleucos (Little Pied Cormorant) · P. melanoleucos brevirostris (Little Pied Cormorant) · P. melanoleucos melanoleucos (Little Pied Cormorant) · P. neglectus (Bank Cormorant) · P. niger (Javanese (Pygmy) Cormorant) · P. nigrogularis (Socotra Cormorant) · P. olivaceus (Phalacrocorax Olivaceus) · P. olivaceus mexicanus (Phalacrocorax Olivaceus) · P. onslowi (Chatham Islands Shag) · P. pelagicus (Kenyon's Shag) · P. pelagicus pelagicus (Pelagic Cormorant) · P. pelagicus resplendens (Baird's Pelagic Cormorant) · P. penicillatus (Brandt's Cormorant) · P. perspicillatus (Spectacled Cormorant) · P. punctatus (Spotted Cormorant) · P. punctatus punctatus (Spotted Cormorant) · P. pygmaeus (Pygmy Cormorant) · (Little Cormorant) · P. ranfurlyi (Bounty Island Shag) · P. sulcilostris (Sand Mackerel) · P. sulcirostris (Black Cormorant) · P. urile (Red-Faced Cormorant) · P. varius (Australian Pied Cormorant) · P. varius varius (Australian Pied Cormorant) · P. verrucosus (Kerguelen Cormorant)
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Further Reading
- A hand-list of British birds, with an account of the distribution of each species in the British Isles and abroad. By Ernst Hartert, F. C. R. Jourdain, N. F. Ticehurst and H. F. Withersby. London, Witherby, 1912. url p. 148, p. 231.
- A handbook to the vertebrate fauna of north Wales. London, Witherby & Co., 1919. url p. 47.
- Abstract of the proceedings of the Linnaean Society of New York City, for the official year. . [New York]: The Society, [1889-1932] url p. 62, p. 85.
- British birds. London, Witherby & Co. url p. 210, p. 94.
- British birds: descriptions of all the commoner species, their nests, and eggs / by F.B. Kirkman; illustrations by A.W. Seaby. London: Dodge Pub. Co., [1913] url p. 89.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 102 1949 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 41.
- Catalogue of birds of the Americas and the adjacent islands in Field Museum of Natural History. Charles E. Hellmayr, Boardman Conover. 13 1948 Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1948. url p. 145, p. 146.
- Check-list of North American birds. [Ithaca, N.Y.]1957. url p. 35.
- Check-list of birds of the world. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1931-1987. url p. 166, p. 87.
- Food habits of some Arctic birds and mammals / by Clarence Cottam and Harold C. Hanson. 20 1938 Chicago, ILL: Field Museum of Natural History, c1938. url p. 409.
- Guide to the birds of Europe and North Africa. With a biographical memoir by William Eagle Clarke. London, Gurney and Jackson, 1923. url p. 236.
- Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society. Manchester: The Society, 1888-1980. url p. 24.
- Scientific results of cruise VII of the Carnegie during 1928-1929 under command of Captain J. P. Ault: Biology. Washington, D. C.; 1942- url p. 87.
- The Auk. Washington, D.C.: American Ornithologists' Union, etc., 1884- url p. 96.
- The British nature book; a complete handbook and guide to British nature study, embracing the mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, insects, plants, etc., in the United Kingdom, by S.N. Sedgwick. .. Edinburgh, T.C. & E.C. Jack, Ltd., 1922. url p. 65.
- The Canadian field-naturalist. 52 1938 Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. url lewis , peters & burleigh , p. 102, p. 170, p. 47, p. 48, p. 512, p. 54, p. 6, p. 8, p. 99.
- The Scottish naturalist. Arbroath [etc.]T. Buncle & Co. [etc.] url p. 133, p. 90.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 14, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
- NatureServe. 2003. Downloadable animal data sets. NatureServe Central Databases. Accessed February 6, 2005.
- Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2475159
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-174716
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 4490920
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 174716
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 4515
Footnotes
- Standard Deviation = 45.880 based on 124,914 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
