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Phalacrocoracidae

Cormorants

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taxon links [up-->]Phalacrocorax urile [up-->]Phalacrocorax brasilianus [up-->]Phalacrocorax atriceps [up-->]Phalacrocorax auritus [up-->]Phalacrocorax capensis [up-->]Phalacrocorax pygmeus [up-->]Phalacrocorax sulcirostris [up-->]Phalacrocorax aristotelis [up-->]Phalacrocorax melanoleucos [up-->]Phalacrocorax chalconotus [up-->]Phalacrocorax nigrogularis [up-->]Phalacrocorax fuscescens [up-->]Phalacrocorax lucidus [up-->]Phalacrocorax fuscicollis [up-->]Phalacrocorax punctatus [up-->]Phalacrocorax varius [up-->]Phalacrocorax capillatus [up-->]Phalacrocorax africanus [up-->]Phalacrocorax carbo [up-->]Phalacrocorax harrisi [up-->]Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis [up-->]Phalacrocorax bougainvillii [up-->]Phalacrocorax magellanicus [up-->]Phalacrocorax penicillatus [up-->]Phalacrocorax gaimardi extinct icon [down<--]Pelecaniformes Interpreting the tree
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Containing group: Pelecaniformes
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Scientific Name Phalacrocorax carbo
Location India
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Life Cycle Stage juveniles and adult
Source Great Cormorant (and chicks)
Source Collection Flickr
ToL Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2006 Ananda Debnath
Scientific Name Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Location Norwest Lake, Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Little Pied Cormorant
Source Collection Flickr
ToL Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2006 Brett Donald
Scientific Name Phalacrocorax auritus
Creator Lee Karney
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Collection U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Online Digital Media Library
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