genus
Phalacrocorax
Phalacrocorax is a genus in the family Phalacrocoracidae. This database currently files 14 species under it, 4 of them threatened, recorded across 2 countries.
- Species filed
- 14
- Threatened
- 4
- Countries recorded
- 2
- With a free photo
- 79%
- Weight range
- 706 g – 2.8 kg
Best-known members of Phalacrocorax
Ranked by popularity score.
Great cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
Indian cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Japanese cormorant
Phalacrocorax capillatus
Little black cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Cape cormorant
Phalacrocorax capensis
Black-faced cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscescens
Spotted shag
Phalacrocorax punctatus
Australian pied cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius
How threatened is Phalacrocorax?
11 of 14 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| ENEndangered | 3 | 27% |
| VUVulnerable | 1 | 9% |
| LCLeast Concern | 7 | 64% |
Where is Phalacrocorax found?
Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.
- None on record
- 2
- 3–5
- 6
- 7+
All species in Phalacrocorax
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | Phalacrocoracidae | Least Concern | 2.53 kg | 1 |
| Indian cormorant | Phalacrocorax fuscicollis | Phalacrocoracidae | Least Concern | 706 g | Not recorded |
| Japanese cormorant | Phalacrocorax capillatus | Phalacrocoracidae | Least Concern | 2.8 kg | Not recorded |
| Little black cormorant | Phalacrocorax sulcirostris | Phalacrocoracidae | Least Concern | 995 g | 1 |
| Cape cormorant | Phalacrocorax capensis | Phalacrocoracidae | Endangered | 1.21 kg | Not recorded |
| Black-faced cormorant | Phalacrocorax fuscescens | Phalacrocoracidae | Least Concern | 1.52 kg | 1 |
| Spotted shag | Phalacrocorax punctatus | Phalacrocoracidae | Least Concern | 1.19 kg | 1 |
| Australian pied cormorant | Phalacrocorax varius | Phalacrocoracidae | Least Concern | 1.94 kg | 1 |
| Socotra cormorant | Phalacrocorax nigrogularis | Phalacrocoracidae | Vulnerable | 1.56 kg | Not recorded |
| Bank cormorant | Phalacrocorax neglectus | Phalacrocoracidae | Endangered | 1.94 kg | Not recorded |
| Pitt shag | Phalacrocorax featherstoni | Phalacrocoracidae | Endangered | 1.04 kg | 1 |
| Not recorded | Leucocarbo septentrionalis | Phalacrocoracidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Phalacrocorax nivalis | Phalacrocoracidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Phalacrocorax purpurascens | Phalacrocoracidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |