Phalacrocoracidae

Phalacrocorax carbo, River Seaton, Cornwall, UK

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Suliformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Classis: Aves Informal group: Saurornithes Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithurae Subclassis: Carinatae Infraclassis: Neornithes Parvclassis: Neognathae Ordo: Suliformes

Familia: Phalacrocoracidae
Genera: Leucocarbo – Microcarbo – Phalacrocorax

Genera extincta: †Nambashag

Name

Phalacrocoracidae Reichenbach, 1850

References

• Avium Systema Naturale: VI "Phalacrocoracinae"
• Siegal-Causey, D. 1988. Phylogeny of the Phalacrocoracidae. Condor 90: 885-905.
• Kennedy, M., Gray, R. D., & Spencer, H. G. 2000. The phylogenetic relationships of the shags and cormorants: can sequence data resolve a disagreement between behavior and morphology? Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 17 (3): 345-359. doi: 10.1006/mpev.2000.0840 reference page 
• Kennedy, M. & Spencer, H. G. 2014. Classification of the cormorants of the world. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 79: 249-257.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Kormorante
brezhoneg: Morvran
català: Corb marí
dansk: Skarver
Deutsch: Kormorane
eesti: Kormoranlased
English: Cormorants & shags
español: Cormoranes
Esperanto: Kormoranoj
français: Cormoran
Gàidhlig: Sgarbh-beag
한국어: 가마우지과
hrvatski: Vranci
Ido: Kormorano
íslenska: Skarfur
עברית: קורמורן ימי
Kiswahili: Mnandi
lietuvių: Kormoraniniai
magyar: Kárókatonafélék
македонски: Корморани
Nederlands: Aalscholvers
日本語: ウ科
norsk bokmål: Skarver
polski: Kormoranowate
português: Cormorão
русский: Баклановые
slovenčina: Kormoránovité
slovenščina: Kormorani
suomi: Merimetsot
svenska: Skarvar
ไทย: นกกาน้ำ
Tiếng Việt: Họ Cốc
Türkçe: Karabatakgiller
українська: Великий баклан
中文: 鸬鹚科

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