Phalacrocoracidae

*Phalacrocorax carbo*, River Seaton, Cornwall, UK

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Suliformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Aequornithes 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
English: Cormorants & shags
Esperanto: Kormoranoj
español: Cormoranes
eesti: Kormoranlased
suomi: Merimetsot
Nordfriisk: Ialges
français: Cormoran
Gàidhlig: Sgarbh-beag
עברית: קורמורן ימי
hrvatski: Vranci
magyar: Kárókatonafélék
Ido: Kormorano
íslenska: Skarfur
日本語: ウ科
한국어: 가마우지과
lietuvių: Kormoraniniai
македонски: Корморани
Nederlands: Aalscholvers
norsk: Skarver
polski: Kormoranowate
português: Cormorão
română: Cormoran
русский: Баклановые
slovenčina: Kormoránovité
slovenščina: Kormorani
svenska: Skarvar
Kiswahili: Mnandi
ไทย: นกกาน้ำ
Türkçe: Karabatakgiller
українська: Великий баклан
Tiếng Việt: Họ Cốc
中文: 鸬鹚科

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