WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

Japanese Cormorant

Phalacrocorax capillatus

Japanese Cormorant belongs to Phalacrocoracidae, within the order Suliformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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Japanese Cormorant · Phalacrocorax capillatus — Illustration, not a field photograph.

Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name: Phalacrocorax capillatus
Order: Suliformes
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Conservation record: LC · Least Concern
Habitat in source: Marine
Reported mass: 2801.8 g
Reported wingspan: 152 cm

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.