UC IUCN · LC · Least Concern Suliformes Phalacrocoracidae

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

UCIOC 2582

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Suliformes · Phalacrocoracidae

Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).

ATK164

DEF169

XC1059525 · Sonothèque ADVL · CC0 1.0

2516 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body length: 90 cm
Body Mass: 2.53 kg
Wingspan: 140 cm
Diet: Aquatic prey
Migration: Partially migratory

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 164

Dagger-like or spear bill specialized for precision thrusts and instantaneous underwater strike acceleration (ATK 164).

DEF 169

Tightly preened water-repellent oiled plumage resisting freezing currents and dive water resistance (DEF 169).

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How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Palearctic & Australasia & Oriental & North America & Africa: worldwide in temperate and tropical zones & coastal and inland & except in Western Hemisphere where Northwestern North Atlantic coast only. Habitat: Wetlands & Marsh

6 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Phalacrocorax carbo carbo
coastal North Atlantic: w Greenland, w Europe and e Canada to Maine (ne USA, w North Atlantic)
Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
inland c Europe to n, s, India and Sri Lanka to ne Russia, ne China and Korean Pen., s to Turkey, c Asia and n Mongolia; disjunctly sc Cambodia and s Vietnam, ne Borneo
Phalacrocorax carbo hanedae
coastal and inland Japan: Hokkaido to Kyushu (n to s Japan)
Phalacrocorax carbo maroccanus
coastal nw Africa: Morocco to Mauretania
Phalacrocorax carbo lucidus
widespread inland ne to sw Sub-Saharan Africa
Phalacrocorax carbo novaehollandiae
inland and coastal Australasia: Australia, North, South, Stewart and Chatham is. (e of South I.; New Zealand), Rennell (s Solomon Is.) and Grande Terre (New Caledonia)

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Frequently asked questions

What is its scientific name?

Phalacrocorax carbo

Which family does it belong to?

Cormorants, Shags (Phalacrocoracidae)

Where is it found?

Palearctic & Australasia & Oriental & North America & Africa: worldwide in temperate and tropical zones & coastal and inland & except in Western Hemisphere where Northwestern North Atlantic coast only.