Phalacrocoracidae is a family of approximately 42 species of aquatic birds commonly known as cormorants and shags. Several different classifications of the family have been proposed, but …

The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), known as the black shag or kawau in New Zealand, formerly also known as the great black cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the black …

Cormorants are a group of aquatic birds containing about 40 different species. In some areas, these birds are also known as “shags.” The different species come in a variety of shapes and …

There are 38 species of cormorants living throughout the world, and six make their home in North America. Cormorants and shags are in a group called non-passerines. They can easily be …

Cormorants and Shags (Order: Suliformes, Family: Phalacrocoracidae) <p>Along the shorelines of northeastern North America, burly Great Cormorants mix in with slimmer, more abundant …

Double-crested Cormorants are the most widespread cormorant in North America, and the one most frequently seen in freshwater. They breed on the coast as well as on large inland lakes. …

Great Cormorants are found throughout the world, but outside of North America they inhabit mostly freshwater rivers and lakes. The claw of the Great Cormorant’s middle toe is …

Widespread in the Old World, the Great Cormorant was once an uncommon and local breeder in a limited area of eastern Canada. In recent decades its North American population has gone …

In European waters, the Great cormorant can be distinguished from the Common shag by its larger size, heavier build, thicker bill, lack of a crest, and plumage without any green tinge.

Large cormorant found nearly worldwide. Note large size, white patch on throat, and lack of crest. Breeding adults show circular white patch on flanks. Immatures typically have contrasting …