A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Phalacrocoracidae · Clear filter
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| European ShagGulosus aristotelis (Linnaeus, 1761) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Imperial ShagLeucocarbo atriceps (P. P. King, 1828) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Guanay CormorantLeucocarbo bougainvilliorum (R. P. Lesson, 1837) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Campbell ShagLeucocarbo campbelli (Filhol, 1878) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Stewart Island ShagLeucocarbo chalconotus (G. R. Gray, 1845) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Auckland ShagLeucocarbo colensoi (Buller, 1888) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| South Georgia ShagLeucocarbo georgianus (Lönnberg, 1906) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crozet ShagLeucocarbo melanogenis (Blyth, 1860) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heard Island ShagLeucocarbo nivalis (Falla, 1937) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kerguelen ShagLeucocarbo verrucosus (Cabanis, 1875) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crowned CormorantMicrocarbo coronatus (Wahlberg, 1855) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos (Vieillot, 1817) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger (Vieillot, 1817) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pygmy CormorantMicrocarbo pygmaeus (Pallas, 1773) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Japanese CormorantPhalacrocorax capillatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pitt ShagPhalacrocorax featherstoni Buller, 1873 | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-faced CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscescens (Vieillot, 1817) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis Stephens, 1826 | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bank CormorantPhalacrocorax neglectus (Wahlberg, 1855) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Socotra CormorantPhalacrocorax nigrogularis Ogilvie-Grant & H. O. Forbes, 1899 | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spotted ShagPhalacrocorax punctatus (Sparrman, 1786) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris (J. F. Brandt, 1837) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Australian Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-legged CormorantPoikilocarbo gaimardi (Garnot, 1828) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pelagic CormorantUrile pelagicus (Pallas, 1811) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-faced CormorantUrile urile (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | PhalacrocoracidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.