25 species of cormorants and shags around the world, from the Great Cormorant to the Bounty Shag. Every species links to photos, calls and identification notes.
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Brandt's CormorantUrile penicillatus
Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
Australian Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
Pygmy CormorantMicrocarbo pygmaeus
Cape CormorantPhalacrocorax capensis
Imperial ShagLeucocarbo atriceps
Spotted ShagPhalacrocorax punctatus
Black-faced CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscescens
Guanay CormorantLeucocarbo bougainvilliorum
Crowned CormorantMicrocarbo coronatus
Japanese CormorantPhalacrocorax capillatus
Stewart Island ShagLeucocarbo chalconotus
Bank CormorantPhalacrocorax neglectus
Socotra CormorantPhalacrocorax nigrogularis
New Zealand King ShagLeucocarbo carunculatus
Pitt ShagPhalacrocorax featherstoni
Auckland ShagLeucocarbo colensoi
Chatham ShagLeucocarbo onslowi
Campbell ShagLeucocarbo campbelli
Bounty ShagLeucocarbo ranfurlyi
Also in the checklist
These species are recognised in the AviList world checklist and carry no photos or recordings here yet. Help complete the record.
Red-legged Cormorant (Poikilocarbo gaimardi) · European Shag (Gulosus aristotelis) · Flightless Cormorant (Nannopterum harrisi) · Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum) · Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) · Rock Shag (Leucocarbo magellanicus) · Red-faced Cormorant (Urile urile) · Pelagic Cormorant (Urile pelagicus)