List of Birds of The Seychelles - 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 2 species which occur in the Seychelles.

  • Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo (A)
  • Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus (A)

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