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Bank cormorant

Phalacrocorax neglectus (Wahlberg, 1855)

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The bank cormorant (Phalacrocorax neglectus) is a species in the family Phalacrocoracidae, order Suliformes. Recorded adults weigh 1.79 kg to 2.11 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

Bank cormorant (Phalacrocorax neglectus)
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the bank cormorant

Weight
1.79 kg – 2.11 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
1.32 msrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
marinesrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1.84 – 2.17src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the bank cormorant?

BANK CORMORANT · WINGSPAN 1.32 MADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.32 m, the recorded maximum wingspan of the bank cormorant is about 78% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the bank cormorant live?

Not recorded

What is the bank cormorant?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The bank cormorant (Phalacrocorax neglectus), also known as Wahlberg's cormorant, is a medium-sized cormorant that is endemic to Namibia and the western seaboard of South Africa, living in and around coastal waters; it is rarely recorded more than 15 km offshore.

From the Wikipedia article “Bank cormorant” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bank_cormorant&oldid=1314471929), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the bank cormorant endangered?

The bank cormorant is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species. What the categories mean.

How is the bank cormorant classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderSuliformes
  5. familyPhalacrocoracidae
  6. genusPhalacrocorax
  7. SpeciesPhalacrocorax neglectus (Wahlberg, 1855)

Synonyms Anacarbo neglectus, Compsohaelius neglectus, Graculus neglectus

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • BACOEnglish
  • Wahlberg's cormorantEnglish
  • Wahlberg's cormorantEnglish
  • BankduikerAfrikaans
  • غاق والبيرغArabic
  • Corb marí ullgrocCatalan
  • corb marí d'ulls grocsCatalan
  • kormorán pobřežníCzech
  • mulfran gwymonWelsh
  • KystskarvDanish
  • KüstenscharbeGerman
  • Banka kormoranoEsperanto
  • borda kormoranoEsperanto
  • Cormorán de bajíoSpanish
  • tontkormoran (tontkarbas)Estonian
  • TontkormoranEstonian
  • باکلان والبرگPersian
  • matalikkomerimetsoFinnish
  • Cormoran des bancsFrench
  • priobalni vranacCroatian
  • namíb kárókatonaHungarian
  • Cormorano riparioItalian
  • ハナグロウJapanese
  • krantinis kormoranasLithuanian
  • Tónteel zhį́ʼii bitłʼaakááʼ łigaaígííNavajo
  • kustaalscholverDutch
  • benguelaskarvNorwegian
  • kormoran białorzytnyPolish
  • corvo-marinho-dos-baixiosPortuguese
  • Береговой бакланRussian
  • kormorán bledookýSlovak
  • vitgumpad skarvSwedish
  • Sahil KarabatağıTurkish
  • Namibya KarabatağıTurkish
  • баклан береговийUkrainian
  • 堤鸕鷀Chinese
  • 岸鸬鹚Chinese

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Relatives of the bank cormorant

Other species in the same genus Phalacrocorax.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the bank cormorant?

An adult bank cormorant weighs 1.79 kg – 2.11 kg and has a wingspan of 1.32 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the bank cormorant endangered?

The bank cormorant is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the bank cormorant?

The bank cormorant (Phalacrocorax neglectus) belongs to the family Phalacrocoracidae in the order Suliformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{bank_cormorant_2026,
  title = {Bank cormorant (Phalacrocorax neglectus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bank-cormorant},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}