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Pallas's Cormorant

Urile perspicillatus
Family
Cormorants and Shags
Order
Suliformes
Codes
palcor1, PACO, SPCO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderSuliformes
FamilyCormorants and Shags (Phalacrocoracidae)
SpeciesUrile perspicillatus
Codespalcor1, PACO, SPCO
Identification

The Pallas's Cormorant (Urile perspicillatus) 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 palcor1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Little Cormorant
Microcarbo niger
Pygmy Cormorant
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Red-legged Cormorant
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Pallas's Cormorant photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Urile perspicillatus

Family: Cormorants and Shags

Order: Suliformes

eBird Code: palcor1