Phalacrocorax
Sign in to savePhalacrocorax is a genus of fish-eating birds in the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae. Members of this genus are also known as the Old World cormorants.
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Phalacrocorax is a group of fish-eating birds commonly called Old World cormorants, found primarily in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. These birds are notable for their diving abilities and skill at catching fish underwater, making them important members of aquatic ecosystems and historically significant to human fishing practices in some cultures.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderSuliformes
- FamilyPhalacrocoracidae
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- Phalacrocoracidae
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Phalacrocorax is a genus of fish-eating birds in the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae. Members of this genus are also known as the Old World cormorants.
== Taxonomy== The genus Phalacrocorax was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) as the type species. Phalacrocorax is the Latin word for a cormorant.