List of Birds of Angola - Cormorants

Cormorants

Order: Pelecaniformes. Family: Phalacrocoracidae

The Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium-to-large coastal, fish-eating sea-birds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage colouration varies with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black and white, and a few being colourful. There are 38 species worldwide and 4 species which occur in Angola.

  • Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
  • Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis
  • Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus
  • Crowned Cormorant Phalacrocorax coronatus

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