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Order: Suliformes

Description

Boobys, Frigatebirds and Coromorants

Taxonomy

Suliformes is an order in the class Aves.
It was formerly included in Pelecaniformes.

Order Suliformes view • edit

Family Fregatidae view • edit

Genus Fregata view • edit
F. aquila Ascension Frigatebird
F. magnificens Magnificent Frigatebird
F. ariel Lesser Frigatebird
F. minor Great Frigatebird
F. andrewsi Christmas Island Frigatebird

Family Sulidae view • edit

Genus Papasula view • edit
P. abbotti Abbott's Booby

Genus Morus view • edit
M. bassanus Northern Gannet
M. capensis Cape Gannet
M. serrator Australasian Gannet

Genus Sula view • edit
S. sula Red-footed Booby
S. leucogaster Brown Booby
S. dactylatra Masked Booby
S. granti Nazca Booby
S. nebouxii Blue-footed Booby
S. variegata Peruvian Booby

Family Anhingidae view • edit

Genus Anhinga view • edit
A. anhinga Anhinga
A. rufa African Darter
A. melanogaster Oriental Darter
A. novaehollandiae Australasian Darter

Family Phalacrocoracidae view • edit

Genus Microcarbo view • edit
M. melanoleucos Little Pied Cormorant
M. africanus Long-tailed Cormorant
M. coronatus Crowned Cormorant
M. niger Little Cormorant
M. pygmeus Pygmy Cormorant

Genus Poikilocarbo view • edit
P. gaimardi Red-legged Cormorant

Genus Urile view • edit
U. penicillatus Brandt's Cormorant
U. urile Red-faced Cormorant
U. pelagicus Pelagic Cormorant
Skull t.png U. perspicillatus
Pallas's Cormorant Skull t.png

Genus Phalacrocorax view • edit
P. neglectus Bank Cormorant
P. capensis Cape Cormorant
P. carbo Great Cormorant
P. capillatus Japanese Cormorant
P. nigrogularis Socotra Cormorant
P. punctatus Spotted Shag
P. featherstoni Pitt Shag
P. fuscicollis Indian Cormorant
P. sulcirostris Little Black Cormorant
P. varius Pied Cormorant
P. fuscescens Black-faced Cormorant

Genus Gulosus view • edit
G. aristotelis European Shag

Genus Nannopterum view • edit
N. harrisi Flightless Cormorant
N. brasilianum Neotropic Cormorant
N. auritum Double-crested Cormorant

Genus Leucocarbo view • edit
L. magellanicus Magellanic Cormorant
L. bougainvillii Guanay Cormorant
L. ranfurlyi Bounty Shag
L. carunculatus New Zealand King Shag
L. chalconotus Stewart Island Shag
L. onslowi Chatham Shag
L. colensoi Auckland Shag
L. campbelli Campbell Shag
L. georgianus South Georgia Shag
L. atriceps Imperial Cormorant
L. bransfieldensis Antarctic Shag
L. melanogenis Crozet Shag
L. verrucosus Kerguelen Shag
L. nivalis Heard Island Shag
L. purpurascens Macquarie Shag

Subcategories

This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.

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