Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (40)
- Subspecies (2)
Raymond C. Telfair II and Michael L. Morrison
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 1, 2005
Text last updated September 1, 2005
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | corb marí neotropical |
| Czech | kormorán neotropický |
| Danish | Olivenskarv |
| Dutch | Bigua-aalscholver |
| English | Neotropic Cormorant |
| English (United States) | Neotropic Cormorant |
| Finnish | oliivimerimetso |
| French | Cormoran vigua |
| French (France) | Cormoran vigua |
| German | Humboldtscharbe |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Kòmoran |
| Icelandic | Flóaskarfur |
| Japanese | ナンベイヒメウ |
| Norwegian | flodskarv |
| Polish | kormoran oliwkowy |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | biguá |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Biguá |
| Russian | Неотропический баклан |
| Serbian | Neotropski vranac |
| Slovak | kormorán olivový |
| Slovenian | Olivni kormoran |
| Spanish | Cormorán Biguá |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Biguá |
| Spanish (Chile) | Yeco |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Cormorán Neotropical |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Corúa de agua dulce |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Corúa Neotropical |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Cormorán Neotropical (Pato Cuervo) |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Cormorán Neotropical |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Cormorán Neotropical |
| Spanish (Panama) | Cormorán Neotropical |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Cormorán |
| Spanish (Peru) | Cormorán Neotropical |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Cormorán Neotropical |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cormorán biguá |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Biguá |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Cotúa |
| Swedish | amazonskarv |
| Turkish | Neotropikal Karabatak |
| Ukrainian | Баклан бразильський |
Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Procellaria brasiliana
Gmelin, JF, 1789. Syst.Nat. 1 pt2, p.564.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PHALACROCORAX
- phalacrocorax
- brasilia / brasiliana / brasilianum / brasilianus / brasiliense / brasiliensis / brasilius
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Neotropic Cormorant
