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 3 species which occur in Germany.
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis (A)
- Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmaeus (A)
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