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Great Cormorant: The Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), known as the Great Black Cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the Black Cormorant in Australia and the Black Shag further south in New Zealand, is a widespread member of the cormorant family of seabirds

European Shag: The European Shag or Common Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) is a species of cormorant. It breeds around the rocky coasts of western and southern Europe, southwest Asia and north Africa, mainly wintering in its breeding range except for northernmost

Double-crested Cormorant: The Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It occurs along inland waterways as well as in coastal areas and is widely distributed across North America, from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska dow

Black-faced Cormorant: The Black-faced Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscescens), also known as the Black-faced Shag, is a medium-sized member of the cormorant family. Upperparts, including facial skin and bill, are black, with white underparts.

Imperial Shag: The Imperial Shag, Phalacrocorax atriceps, is a cormorant native to many islands of the Southern Hemisphere. It is sometimes separated in the genus Leucocarbo. It is also known as the Blue-eyed Shag and by many other names (11 just for the South Amer

Brandt's Cormorant: The Brandt's Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) is a strictly marine bird of the cormorant family of seabirds that inhabits the Pacific coast of North America. It ranges, in the summer, from Alaska to the Gulf of California, but the population no

Little Black Cormorant: The Little Black Cormorant, Phalacrocorax sulcirostris, is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It is common in smaller rivers and lakes throughout most areas of Australia and northern New Zealand. It is around sixty centimetres long, and is

Little Cormorant: The Little Cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger) is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It breeds in tropical south Asia from southern Pakistan through India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia. It is resident but undertakes some limited seasonal mov

Pygmy Cormorant: The Pygmy Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmaeus) is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It breeds in southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia. It is partially migratory, with northern populations wintering further south, mostly within in its b

Pelagic Cormorant: The Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus ), also known as Baird's Cormorant, is a small (25"-29", 64-74 cm long) member of the cormorant family found on the coasts of the northern Pacific. It is a black-bodied seabird with a metallic gloss. Its

Spectacled Cormorant: The Spectacled Cormorant or Pallas's Cormorant (Phalacrocorax perspicillatus ) is an extinct marine bird of the cormorant family of seabirds that inhabited Bering Island and possibly other places in the Komandorski Islands. A presumed prehistoric rec

Pied Cormorant: The Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius) is a medium-sized member of the cormorant family. It is found around the coasts of Australasia. In New Zealand it is usually known as the Pied Shag or by its Maori name of Karuhiruhi. Older sources may refer

Indian Cormorant: The Indian Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis) is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It breeds in tropical Asia from Oman, Yemen, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka into Southeast Asia. It is resident but undertakes some seasonal movements. This

Bank Cormorant: The Bank Cormorant, Phalacrocorax neglectus, also known as Wahlberg's Cormorant is a medium-sized cormorant that is endemic to Namibia and the western seaboard of South Africa, living in and around coastal waters; it is rarely recorded more than 15Km

Red-faced Cormorant: The Red-faced Cormorant, Red-faced Shag or Violet Shag, Phalacrocorax urile is a species of cormorant that is found in the far north of the Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea, from the eastern tip of Hokkaidō in Japan, via the Kuril Islands, the southern t

Socotra Cormorant: The Socotra Cormorant, Phalacrocorax nigrogularis, is a cormorant that is endemic to the Persian Gulf and the south-east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is also sometimes known as the Socotran cormorant or, more rarely, as the Socotra shag. Indivi

Flightless Cormorant: The Flightless Cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi), also known as the Galapagos Cormorant, is a cormorant native to the Galapagos Islands, and an example of the highly unusual fauna there. It is unique in that it is the only cormorant that has lost the

Japanese Cormorant: The Japanese Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus), also known as Temminck's Cormorant, is a cormorant native to East Asia. It lives from Taiwan north through Korea and Japan to the Russian Far East. The Japanese Cormorant has a black body with a whit

Spotted Shag: The Spotted Shag or Parekareka, Phalacrocorax punctatus, is a species of cormorant endemic to New Zealand. Originally classified as Phalacrocorax punctatus, it is sufficiently different in appearance from typical members of that genus that to be for

Chatham Island Shag: The Chatham Island Shag (Phalacrocorax onslowi) is a species of bird in the Phalacrocoracidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. Its natural habitats are open seas and rocky shores. It is threatened by habitat loss, and considered critically endan

Long-tailed Cormorant: The Long-tailed Cormorant or Reed Cormorant, (Phalacrocorax africanus) is a member of the cormorant family. It breeds in much of Africa south of the Sahara, and Madagascar. It is resident but undertakes some seasonal movements. This is a common and

Bounty Island Shag: The Bounty Island Shag (Phalacrocorax ranfurlyi) is a species of bird in the Phalacrocoracidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. Its natural habitats are open seas and rocky shores.

Pitt Island Shag: The Pitt Island Shag (Phalacrocorax featherstoni) is a species of bird in the Phalacrocoracidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. Its natural habitats are open seas and rocky shores. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Campbell Island Shag: The Campbell Island Shag (Phalacrocorax campbelli) is a species of bird in the Phalacrocoracidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. Its natural habitats are open seas and rocky shores.

Stewart Island Shag: The Stewart Island Shag (Phalacrocorax chalconotus) also known as Bronzed Shag or Stewart Shag, is a species of shag endemic to the southernmost parts of the South Island of New Zealand, from the Otago Peninsula south to the Foveaux Strait, and to St

Guanay Cormorant: The Guanay Cormorant or Guanay Shag, Phalacrocorax bougainvillii, is a member of the cormorant family found in South America. It is a resident bird living on the Pacific coast of Peru and northern Chile. (The Argentinian population on the Patagonian

Kerguelen Shag: The Kerguelen Shag (Phalacrocorax verrucosus) is a species of cormorant endemic to the Kerguelen Islands. Many authorities consider it a subspecies of the Imperial Shag.

Red-legged Cormorant: The Red-legged Cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi) is a species of bird in the Phalacrocoracidae family. It is found in Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands, and Peru. Its natural habitats are shallow seas and rocky shores. It is threatened by habitat l

Cape Cormorant: The Cape Cormorant or Cape Shag, Phalacrocorax capensis, is a bird endemic to the southwestern coasts of Africa. It breeds from Namibia south to southern Cape Province. In the nonbreeding season, it may be found as far north as the mouth of the Congo

Olivaceous Cormorant: The Olivaceous Cormorant or Mexican Cormorant, Phalacrocorax olivaceus is a medium-sized member of the cormorant family found in tropical and near tropical regions of North and Central America, from the south-central United States (chiefly Texas and

Crowned Cormorant: The Crowned Cormorant, Phalacrocorax coronatus, is a small cormorant that is endemic to Namibia and the western seaboard of South Africa. It is a marine species, found on islands, coasts and estuaries usually within 10 km of land. It builds a nest f

White-breasted Cormorant: The White-breasted Cormorant, a member of the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae, is usually treated as a subspecies of Great Cormorant, in which case it is referred to as Phalacrocorax carbo lucidus. However some authorities (e.g. Sibley & Monroe, 1

Rock Shag: The Rock Shag or Magellanic cormorant is a marine cormorant found around the southernmost coasts of South America. Its breeding range is from around Valdivia, Chile, south to Cape Horn and Tierra del Fuego, and north to Punta Tombo in Argentina. In w

Pelican: A pelican is any of several very large water birds with a distinctive pouch under the beak belonging to the bird family Pelecanidae. Along with the darters, cormorants, gannets, boobies, frigatebirds, and tropicbirds, pelicans make up the order Pelec

Darter: The darters or snake-birds are birds in the family Anhingidae. There are four living species, one of which is near-threatened. The darters are frequently referred to as snake-birds because of their long thin neck, which gives a snake-like appearance

Inuyama, Aichi: Inuyama is a city located near Nagoya in Aichi, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1954. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 73,247 and the density of 977.02 persons per km². The total area is 74.97 km². The city lies along the e

Røst: Røst is a municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway. Røst was separated from Værøy July 1, 1928. There are 365 islands and skerries in the municipality situated some 100 km off the mainland, off the southwestern tip of the Lofoten chain. The mun

Lijiang River: The Li River or Li Jiang (Chinese: 漓江, pinyin: Lí Jiāng) is a river in Guangxi Province, China. (Also see the Li River disambiguation page.) The Li River originates in the Mao'er Mountains in Xing'an county and flows through Guilin, Yangshuo and Ping

Gular skin: In ornithology, some bird species have gular skin, an area of featherless skin that joins the lower mandible of the bill to the bird's neck. It is prominent, for example, in members of the order Pelecaniformes. In many species, the gular skin forms a

Valenticarbo: Valenticarbo is a supposed genus of extinct bird that lived during the Late Pliocene or Early Pleistocene (c. 1.8 mya) of South Asia. It contains only the type species, V. praetermissus. Harrison (1979) erected this genus because he found himself una