Back Phalacrocorax carbo AN غاقة كبيرة Arabic غاقه كبيره ARZ দৈকলা Assamese Phalacrocorax carbo AST Böyük qarabatdaq Azerbaijani Баклан вялікі Byelorussian Голям корморан Bulgarian पनकउआ Bihari বড় পানকৌড়ি Bengali/Bangla
| Great cormorant | |
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| In Victoria, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Suliformes |
| Family: | Phalacrocoracidae |
| Genus: | Phalacrocorax |
| Species: | P. carbo
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| Binomial name | |
| Phalacrocorax carbo | |
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| Range of P. carbo Breeding Resident Passage Non-breeding
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| Synonyms | |
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Pelecanus carbo Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), known as the black shag or kawau in New Zealand, formerly also known as the great black cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the black cormorant in Australia, and the large cormorant in India, is a widespread member of the cormorant family of seabirds.[2] It breeds in much of the Old World, Australia, and the Atlantic coast of North America.
- ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Phalacrocorax carbo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22696792A155523636. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22696792A155523636.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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