Phalacrocorax carbo   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Great cormorant
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Phalacrocorax carbo

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Pelecaniformes | Phalacrocoracidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others; freshwater.  Subtropical; 76°N - 48°S, 82°W - 179°E (Ref. 124582)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific, Mediterranean, Arctic and Atlantic. Subtropical to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 101 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 2.5 kg (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 6.96 cm; tarsus: 7.4 cm; wing: 35.7 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Total Length: 80 to 101 cm; Wingspan: 130 to 160 cm (Ref. 8812).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 09 August 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 4.7 - 25.5, mean 13.5 (based on 2744 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=19.05-40.95).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): High vulnerability (61 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.