order

Suliformes

Suliformes is an order in the class Aves. This database currently files 74 species under it, 15 of them threatened, recorded across 2 countries.

Species filed: 74
Threatened: 15
Countries recorded: 2
With a free photo: 70%
Weight range: 427 g – 3.02 kg

What is in Suliformes?

6 families filed directly under this order.

Phalacrocoracidae
great cormorant, pygmy cormorant, european shag, little cormorant …
46 species
Sulidae
northern gannet, blue-footed booby, masked booby, brown booby …
14 species
Anhingidae
oriental darter, anhinga, african darter, australasian darter …
5 species
Fregatidae
great frigatebird, magnificent frigatebird, lesser frigatebird, christmas frigatebird …
5 species
Plotopteridae
Stemec suntokum, Klallamornis abyssa, Klallamornis clarki, Olympidytes thieli
4 species
Mangystania
0 species

Best-known members of Suliformes

Ranked by popularity score.

Great cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Phalacrocoracidae

Northern gannet

Morus bassanus

Sulidae

Pygmy cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus

Phalacrocoracidae

European shag

Gulosus aristotelis

Phalacrocoracidae

Blue-footed booby

Sula nebouxii

Sulidae

Masked booby

Sula dactylatra

Sulidae

Brown booby

Sula leucogaster

Sulidae

Red-footed booby

Sula sula

Sulidae

How threatened is Suliformes?

53 of 74 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN category	Species	Share of assessed
CRCritically Endangered	1	2%
ENEndangered	5	9%
VUVulnerable	9	17%
NTNear Threatened	2	4%
LCLeast Concern	36	68%

Where is Suliformes found?

Species on file in this order listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.

None on record
2
3–20
21
22+

species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Australia21
Norway2

All species in Suliformes

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Weight	Countries
Great cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	Phalacrocoracidae	Least Concern	2.53 kg	1
Northern gannet	Morus bassanus	Sulidae	Least Concern	3 kg	Not recorded
Pygmy cormorant	Microcarbo pygmaeus	Phalacrocoracidae	Least Concern	676 g	Not recorded
European shag	Gulosus aristotelis	Phalacrocoracidae	Least Concern	1.76 kg	Not recorded
Blue-footed booby	Sula nebouxii	Sulidae	Least Concern	1.52 kg	Not recorded
Masked booby	Sula dactylatra	Sulidae	Least Concern	1.73 kg	1
Brown booby	Sula leucogaster	Sulidae	Least Concern	1.29 kg	1
Red-footed booby	Sula sula	Sulidae	Least Concern	1.03 kg	1
Oriental darter	Anhinga melanogaster	Anhingidae	Least Concern	1.48 kg	Not recorded
Great frigatebird	Fregata minor	Fregatidae	Least Concern	1.28 kg	Not recorded
Little cormorant	Microcarbo niger	Phalacrocoracidae	Least Concern	427 g	Not recorded
Indian cormorant	Phalacrocorax fuscicollis	Phalacrocoracidae	Least Concern	706 g	Not recorded
Anhinga	Anhinga anhinga	Anhingidae	Least Concern	1.24 kg	Not recorded
Magnificent frigatebird	Fregata magnificens	Fregatidae	Least Concern	1.49 kg	Not recorded
Australasian gannet	Morus serrator	Sulidae	Least Concern	2.35 kg	1
Abbott's booby	Papasula abbotti	Sulidae	Endangered	1.55 kg	Not recorded
African darter	Anhinga rufa	Anhingidae	Least Concern	1.48 kg	Not recorded
Lesser frigatebird	Fregata ariel	Fregatidae	Least Concern	804.3 g	1
Double-crested cormorant	Nannopterum auritum	Phalacrocoracidae	Least Concern	1.81 kg	Not recorded
Peruvian booby	Sula variegata	Sulidae	Least Concern	1.43 kg	Not recorded
Christmas frigatebird	Fregata andrewsi	Fregatidae	Vulnerable	1.47 kg	Not recorded
Reed cormorant	Microcarbo africanus	Phalacrocoracidae	Least Concern	545 g	Not recorded
Cape gannet	Morus capensis	Sulidae	Endangered	2.64 kg	Not recorded
Flightless cormorant	Nannopterum harrisi	Phalacrocoracidae	Vulnerable	3.02 kg	Not recorded
Japanese cormorant	Phalacrocorax capillatus	Phalacrocoracidae	Least Concern	2.8 kg	Not recorded
Neotropic cormorant	Nannopterum brasilianum	Phalacrocoracidae	Least Concern	1.24 kg	Not recorded
Nazca booby	Sula granti	Sulidae	Least Concern	1.73 kg	Not recorded
Pelagic cormorant	Urile pelagicus	Phalacrocoracidae	Least Concern	1.84 kg	Not recorded
Pallas's cormorant	Urile perspicillatus	Phalacrocoracidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Ascension frigatebird	Fregata aquila	Fregatidae	Vulnerable	1.62 kg	Not recorded
Imperial shag	Leucocarbo atriceps	Phalacrocoracidae	Least Concern	2.72 kg	Not recorded
Little pied cormorant	Microcarbo melanoleucos	Phalacrocoracidae	Least Concern	727.4 g	1
Little black cormorant	Phalacrocorax sulcirostris	Phalacrocoracidae	Least Concern	995 g	1
Australasian darter	Anhinga novaehollandiae	Anhingidae	Least Concern	1.48 kg	1
Guanay cormorant	Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum	Phalacrocoracidae	Near Threatened	2.49 kg	Not recorded
Crowned cormorant	Microcarbo coronatus	Phalacrocoracidae	Least Concern	762.2 g	Not recorded
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
Red-legged cormorant	Poikilocarbo gaimardi	Phalacrocoracidae	Near Threatened	1.36 kg	Not recorded
Brandt's cormorant	Urile penicillatus	Phalacrocoracidae	Least Concern	2.22 kg	Not recorded
Bounty shag	Leucocarbo ranfurlyi	Phalacrocoracidae	Vulnerable	2.5 kg	1
New Zealand king shag	Leucocarbo carunculatus	Phalacrocoracidae	Vulnerable	2.58 kg	1
Rock shag	Leucocarbo magellanicus	Phalacrocoracidae	Least Concern	1.48 kg	Not recorded
Socotra cormorant	Phalacrocorax nigrogularis	Phalacrocoracidae	Vulnerable	1.56 kg	Not recorded
Auckland shag	Leucocarbo colensoi	Phalacrocoracidae	Vulnerable	2 kg	1
Stewart island shag	Leucocarbo chalconotus	Phalacrocoracidae	Vulnerable	2.22 kg	1
Bank cormorant	Phalacrocorax neglectus	Phalacrocoracidae	Endangered	1.94 kg	Not recorded
Campbell shag	Leucocarbo campbelli	Phalacrocoracidae	Vulnerable	1.9 kg	1
Pitt shag	Phalacrocorax featherstoni	Phalacrocoracidae	Endangered	1.04 kg	1
Kerguelen shag	Leucocarbo verrucosus	Phalacrocoracidae	Least Concern	2.43 kg	Not recorded
Antarctic shag	Leucocarbo bransfieldensis	Phalacrocoracidae	Not recorded	2.72 kg	Not recorded
Chatham Islands shag	Leucocarbo onslowi	Phalacrocoracidae	Critically Endangered	2.07 kg	1
Macquarie shag	Leucocarbo purpurascens	Phalacrocoracidae	Not recorded	2.72 kg	1
Crozet shag	Leucocarbo melanogenis	Phalacrocoracidae	Not recorded	2.36 kg	Not recorded
Heard island shag	Leucocarbo nivalis	Phalacrocoracidae	Not recorded	2.72 kg	Not recorded
South Georgia shag	Leucocarbo georgianus	Phalacrocoracidae	Not recorded	2.72 kg	1
Cocos booby	Sula brewsteri	Sulidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Sula brandi	Sulidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Sula figueroae	Sulidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Leucocarbo septentrionalis	Phalacrocoracidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Phalacrocorax nivalis	Phalacrocoracidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Not recorded	Stemec suntokum	Plotopteridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Anhinga beckeri	Anhingidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Borvocarbo tardatus	Phalacrocoracidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Halieus gracilis	Phalacrocoracidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Halieus leucogaster	Phalacrocoracidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Klallamornis abyssa	Plotopteridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Klallamornis clarki	Plotopteridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Olympidytes thieli	Plotopteridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Phalacrocorax purpurascens	Phalacrocoracidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Not recorded	Ramphastosula aguirrei	Sulidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Red-faced cormorant	Urile urile	Phalacrocoracidae	Least Concern	2.12 kg	Not recorded