Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pelecaniformes
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Aves Subclassis: Carinatae Infraclassis: Neornithes Parvclassis: Neognathae Ordo: Pelecaniformes

Familia: Phalacrocoracidae
Genus: Phalacrocorax
Species: Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Subspecies: P. b. brasilianus - P. b. chanco - P. b. hornensis - P. b. mexicanus

Name

Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Gmelin, 1789)

Synonyms

• Phalacrocorax olivaceus (Humboldt, 1805)
• Phalacrocorax pampeanus Moreno & Mercerat, 1891
• Phalacrocorax vigua

References

• Ernest Preston Edwards, E., Murrell Butler, E A Field Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Adjacent Areas : Belize, Guatemala, and El Salvador, Third Edition.
• Peterson, R.T., Chalif, E.L 1973: A Field Guide to Mexican Birds, 297 pp.
• Howell, N., G., S et al 1995: A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America, Oxford University Press. 851pp.

Vernacular names

English: Neotropic Cormorant
Nederlands: Bigua aalscholver
português: Biguá