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Cormorants and Shags of the World

36 OUT OF 39 SPECIES REPRESENTED

Clicking on the photos will take you to the species entry in the  Bird Photo Index, where
you will find the scientific name and distribution information. You may also find
additional photos or links to sites with more information about that species.
Species highlighted with a RED background are endangered.
Species highlighted with a PINK background are threatened.
It is too late for those with a GREY background.
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Long-tailed Cormorant - Photo copyright John Milbank
Long-tailed (Reed) Cormorant
Photo copyright John Milbank

Crowned Cormorant - Photo copyright Callan Cohen
Crowned Cormorant
Photo copyright Callan Cohen

Pygmy Cormorant - Photo copyright Jean Sébastien Rousseau-Piot
Pygmy Cormorant
Photo copyright Jeff Blinkow

Little Cormorant - Photo copyright Sumit Sen
Little Cormorant
Photo copyright Sumit Sen

Little Pied Cormorant - Photo copyright Forento New Zealand
Little Pied Cormorant
Photo copyright Forento New Zealand
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Pallas's (Spectacled) Cormorant - Courtesy of the Handbook of the Birds of the World
Pallas's (Spectacled) Cormorant
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Courtesy of the Handbook of the Birds of the World
Volume 7, Jacamars to Woodpeckers, edited by Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott, Jordi Sargatal, Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Hunted to death for food by the Aleuts who settled on the breeding islands (Bering Island, Kamchatka Peninsula, islands off Russia) in 1826. The last specimen was collected in 1850.
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Brandt's Cormorant - Photo copyright Eric Breden
Brandt's Cormorant
Photo copyright Eric Breden

Flightless (Galapagos) Cormorant - Photo Copyright Marcus Martin
Flightless (Galapagos) Cormorant
Photo copyright Marcus Martin
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Bank Cormorant - Photo copyright Wim van der Schot
Bank Cormorant
Photo copyright Wim van der Schot
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Black-faced Cormorant - Photo copyright John Milbank
Black-faced Cormorant
Photo copyright John Milbank

Neotropic Cormorant - Photo copyright Arthur Grosset
Neotropic Cormorant
Photo copyright Arthur Grosset

Double-crested Cormorant - Photo copyright Don DesJardin
Double-Crested Cormorant
Photo copyright Don DesJardin

Indian Cormorant - Photo copyright Sumit Sen
Indian Cormorant
Photo copyright Sumit Sen

Pied Cormorant - Photo copyright Martin Kramer
Pied Cormorant
Photo copyright Martin Kramer
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Little Black Cormorant - Photo copyright Kevin Roberts
Little Black Cormorant
Photo copyright Kevin Roberts

Great Cormorant - Photo copyright Paul and Helen Harris
Great Cormorant
Photo copyright Paul and Helen Harris
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Japanese Cormorant - Photographer unknown
Japanese Cormorant
Courtesy of the Syunkunitai Wild Bird Sanctuary
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Socotra Cormorant - Photo copyright Teus Luijendijk
Socotra Cormorant
Photo copyright Teus Luijendijk

Cape Cormorant - Photo copyright Eric Van Poppel
Cape Cormorant
Photo copyright Eric Van Poppel

Guanay Cormorant - Photo copyright Jeremy Barker
Guanay Cormorant
Photo copyright Jeremy Barker

Kerguelean Shag - Photo copyright Steve Trémont
Kerguelean Shag
Photo copyright Steve Trémont

Imperial Shag - Photo copyright Mariano Jiménez
Imperial Shag
Photo copyright Mariano Jiménez
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Antarctic Shag - Photo copyright David and Nancy Massie
Antarctic Shag
Photo copyright 
David and Nancy Massie

South Georgia Shag - Photo copyright Roy Beckemeyer
South Georgia Shag
Photo copyright Roy Beckemeyer
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Crozet Shag - Photo copyright Hugh Venables
Crozet Shag
Photo copyright Hugh Venables
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Campbell Island Shag

Rough-faced (New Zealand King) Shag - Photo copyright Jeff Blincow
Rough-faced (New Zealand King) Shag
Photo copyright Jeff Blincow
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Bronze (Stewart Island) Shag - Photo copyright Jeff Blincow
Bronze (Stewart Island) Shag
Photo copyright Jeff Blincow
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Chatham Islands Shag - Photo copyright Bruce Marcot
Chatham Islands Shag
Photo copyright Bruce Marcot

Auckland Islands Shag - Photo copyright Peter LaTourrette
Auckland Islands Shag
Photo copyright Peter LaTourrette
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Bounty Islands Shag

Rock Shag - Photo copyright Nick Lowton
Rock Shag
Photo copyright Nick Lowton

Red-faced Cormorant - Photo copyright Marcus Martin
Red-faced Cormorant
Photo copyright Marcus Martin
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Amchitka Cormorant

Pelagic Cormorant - Photo copyright Eric Toorman
Pelagic Cormorant
Photo copyright Eric Toorman

European Shag - Photo copyright Pascal Dubois
European Shag
Photo copyright Pascal Dubois

Red-legged Cormorant (Shag) - Photo copyright Mariano Jiménez
Red-legged Cormorant (Shag)
Photo copyright Mariano Jiménez

Spotted Shag - Photo copyright Dolphinwatch New Zealand
Spotted Shag
Photo copyright Dolphin Watch New Zealand

Pitt Island Shag - Photo copyright Bruce Marcot
Pitt Island Shag
Photo copyright Bruce Marcot

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