Bird group
Cormorants and Anhingas
37 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.
The African Darter is a fish-eating waterbird of the Americas from warm temperate wetlands to tropical lowlands. It dives from the surface…
The Anhinga is a fish-eating waterbird of the Americas from warm temperate wetlands to tropical lowlands. It dives from the surface to…
The Auckland Islands Shag is a fish-eating waterbird of New Zealand's Auckland Islands. It dives from the surface to chase fish and aquatic…
The Australasian Darter is a fish-eating waterbird of the Americas from warm temperate wetlands to tropical lowlands. It dives from the…
The Bank Cormorant is a fish-eating waterbird of coastal and inland waters across the species' broad regional range. It dives from the…
The Black-faced Cormorant is a fish-eating waterbird of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. It dives from the surface to chase fish…
The Bounty Islands Shag is a fish-eating waterbird of New Zealand's Bounty Islands. It dives from the surface to chase fish and aquatic…
The Brandt's Cormorant is a fish-eating waterbird of North American coastal and inland waters. It dives from the surface to chase fish and…
The Campbell Islands Shag is a fish-eating waterbird of New Zealand's Campbell Island. It dives from the surface to chase fish and aquatic…
The Cape Cormorant is a fish-eating waterbird of southern African open country. It dives from the surface to chase fish and aquatic prey,…
The Chatham Islands Shag is a fish-eating waterbird of the Chatham Islands. It dives from the surface to chase fish and aquatic prey, then…
The Crowned Cormorant is a fish-eating waterbird of coastal and inland waters across the species' broad regional range. It dives from the…
The Double-crested Cormorant is a fish-eating waterbird of North American coastal and inland waters. It dives from the surface to chase…
The European Shag is a fish-eating waterbird of Europe, North Africa, and western Asia. It dives from the surface to chase fish and aquatic…
The Flightless Cormorant is a fish-eating waterbird of the Galapagos Islands. It dives from the surface to chase fish and aquatic prey,…
The Great Cormorant is a fish-eating waterbird of New Zealand coastal waters. It dives from the surface to chase fish and aquatic prey,…
The Guanay Cormorant is a fish-eating waterbird of the cold Humboldt Current coast of Peru and Chile. It dives from the surface to chase…
The Imperial Cormorant is a fish-eating waterbird of coastal and inland waters across the species' broad regional range. It dives from the…
The Indian Cormorant is a fish-eating waterbird of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It dives from the surface to chase fish and…
The Japanese Cormorant is a fish-eating waterbird of Japan and nearby East Asian islands. It dives from the surface to chase fish and…
The Little Black Cormorant is a fish-eating waterbird of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. It dives from the surface to chase fish…
The Little Cormorant is a fish-eating waterbird of coastal and inland waters across the species' broad regional range. It dives from the…
The Little Pied Cormorant is a fish-eating waterbird of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. It dives from the surface to chase fish…
The Magellanic Cormorant is a fish-eating waterbird of Patagonia and the far southern Atlantic coast. It dives from the surface to chase…
The Neotropic Cormorant is a fish-eating waterbird of the Americas from warm temperate wetlands to tropical lowlands. It dives from the…
The New Zealand King Shag is a fish-eating waterbird of New Zealand coastal waters. It dives from the surface to chase fish and aquatic…
The Oriental Darter is a fish-eating waterbird of the Americas from warm temperate wetlands to tropical lowlands. It dives from the surface…
The Pelagic Cormorant is a fish-eating waterbird of North American coastal and inland waters. It dives from the surface to chase fish and…
The Pied Cormorant is a fish-eating waterbird of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. It dives from the surface to chase fish and…
The Pitt Island Shag is a fish-eating waterbird of the Chatham Islands. It dives from the surface to chase fish and aquatic prey, then…
The Pygmy Cormorant is a fish-eating waterbird of Europe, North Africa, and western Asia. It dives from the surface to chase fish and…
The Red-faced Cormorant is a fish-eating waterbird of North American coastal and inland waters. It dives from the surface to chase fish and…
The Red-legged Cormorant is a fish-eating waterbird of the Pacific coast of South America. It dives from the surface to chase fish and…
The Reed Cormorant is a fish-eating waterbird of sub-Saharan Africa. It dives from the surface to chase fish and aquatic prey, then often…
The Socotra Cormorant is a fish-eating waterbird of Socotra and nearby Arabian Sea islands. It dives from the surface to chase fish and…
The Spotted Shag is a fish-eating waterbird of coastal and inland waters across the species' broad regional range. It dives from the…
The Stewart Island Shag is a fish-eating waterbird of Stewart Island and southern New Zealand. It dives from the surface to chase fish and…
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