page_title: List of birds of Gibraltar
section_title: Cormorants
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Gibraltar / Cormorants
caption_attribution_description: Čeština: Mládě kormorána chocholatého (Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii Deutsch: Junge Krähenscharbe (Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii) English: Young Common Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii) Français&#160;: Jeune Cormoran huppé (Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii)
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Gibraltar. The avifauna of Gibraltar include a total of 311 species, of which seven have been introduced by humans and 128 are rare or accidental in Gibraltar. Five species are globally threatened. The majority of the introduced species are wanderers from introduced populations in Spain.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th edition with a few changes to match the list of the Gibraltar Ornithological & Natural History Society. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect the Clements' taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Gibraltar.
  The following tags have been used to highlight categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Gibraltar
  (I) Introduced - a species which occurs in Gibraltar as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
context_section_description: Order: Suliformes   Family: Phalacrocoracidae
  Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium to large coastal, fish-eating seabirds that includes cormorants and shags. Colouration varies, with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black-and-white and a few being colourful.
  Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
  European shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis
caption: European shag, a small population breeds on sea cliffs.
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