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Cape Cormorant

Phalacrocorax capensis
Family
Cormorants and Shags
Order
Suliformes
Codes
capcor1, CACO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderSuliformes
FamilyCormorants and Shags (Phalacrocoracidae)
SpeciesPhalacrocorax capensis
Codescapcor1, CACO
Identification

The Cape Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capensis) is a member of the Cormorants and Shags family within the order Suliformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code capcor1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Cormorants and Shags
Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos
Reed Cormorant
Microcarbo africanus
Crowned Cormorant
Microcarbo coronatus
Little Cormorant
Microcarbo niger
Pygmy Cormorant
Microcarbo pygmaeus
Red-legged Cormorant
Poikilocarbo gaimardi
Cape Cormorant photo
(c) Carmelo López Abad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Carmelo López Abad

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Phalacrocorax capensis

Family: Cormorants and Shags

Order: Suliformes

eBird Code: capcor1