List of Birds of Malta - 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 about 39 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malta.

  • Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
  • European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis (A)

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