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Great Cormorant / Phalacrocorax carbo LC

  • Synonyms White-necked Cormorant, Big Black Cormorant, Black Shag, White-backed Cormorant, White-breasted Cormorant, Great or White-breasted Cormorant, European Cormorant, Large Black Cormorant, Common Black Cormorant, Great Cormorant [incl. maroccanus], Black Cormorant, Common cormorant, Cormorant, Large Cormorant
  • Old latin name for bird Pelecanus carbo, Pelecanus phalacrocorax

Great Cormorantbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Sonothèque ADVL
    France
  • 2.
    Calls from colony, © Niels Krabbe
    Denmark
  • 3.
    Call, juvenile, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
  • 4.
    Call, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
  • 5.
    Call, © Timo Tschentscher
    Germany
  • 6.
    Begging call, call, juvenile, © Jens Kirkeby
    Denmark
  • 7.
    Begging call, call, juvenile, © Krzysztof Deoniziak
    Poland
  • 8.
    Call, © Paul Kelly
    Ireland
  • 9.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Belgium
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    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Belgium
  • 11.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Belgium
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Australian Pied Cormorant
Little Black Cormorant
Black-faced Cormorant
Socotra Cormorant
Pitt Shag
Japanese Cormorant
Cape Cormorant
Bank Cormorant
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Where to see Great Cormorant

  • Breeding region Africa, Australasia, Eurasia, North America, Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion worldwide in temperate and tropical zones, coastal and inland, except in Western Hemisphere where nw North Atlantic coast only.

Great Cormorant subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Phalacrocorax carbo carbocoastal North Atlantic: w Greenland, w Europe and e Canada to Maine (ne USA, w North Atlantic)to Iberian Pen. (ec North Atlantic) and Delaware (wc North Atlantic)No
Phalacrocorax carbo hanedaecoastal and inland Japan: Hokkaido to Kyushu (n to s Japan)-No
Phalacrocorax carbo luciduswidespread inland ne to sw Sub-Saharan Africa-No
Phalacrocorax carbo maroccanuscoastal nw Africa: Morocco to Mauretania-No
Phalacrocorax carbo novaehollandiaeinland and coastal Australasia: Australia, North, South, Stewart and Chatham is. (e of South I.; New Zealand), Rennell (s Solomon Is.) and Grande Terre (New Caledonia)to Trans-Fly (sc New Guinea)No
Phalacrocorax carbo sinensisinland c Europe to n, s, India and Sri Lanka to ne Russia, ne China and Korean Pen., s to Turkey, c Asia and n Mongolia; disjunctly sc Cambodia and s Vietnam, ne Borneo-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGroot/Witborsduiker, Witborsduiker
AlbanianKarabullaku i detit
Arabicالغاق الكبير اللوهة, الغاق الكبير, اللوهة, غاق كبير, غراب البحر, غراب البحر الكبير
ArmenianՄեծ Ձկնկուլ, [Mets Dzknkul ]
Azerbaijaniİri qarabatdaq, Qarabatdaq, Böyük qarabatdaq
BasqueUbarroi handia, Ubarroi handi, Corb marí gros
BelarusianВялiкi баклан, Вялікі баклан
Bengaliবড় পানকৌড়ি
BretonMorvran, Morvaout, Ar vorvran bras, Morvran vras
BulgarianОбикновен корморан, Голям корморан
Catalancorb marí gros, Corba marina grossa
Chinese鸕鷀, [yu-ying], 普通鸬鹚, 海鸬鹚, [mo ya], 鸕(茲鳥), 鱼老鸹, 鸕鶿, [luci], 乌鬼, 海鹈, [putong luci], 鱼鹰, 鸬鹚, 黑鱼郎, 水老鸦, 墨鸦, 鷧, 水老鸹, [shui lao-ya]
Chinese (Traditional)海鵜, 魚老鴰, 鷧, 水老鴉, 魚鷹, 普通鸕鷀, 普通鸕鶿, 烏鬼, 水老鴰, 黑魚郎, 鸕鶿, 墨鴉, 鸕鷀
CornishMorvran
Croatianveliki vranac, Veliiki vranac
Czechkormorán velký
DanishSkarv
DutchGrote Aalscholver, Aalscholver
EsperantoGranda kormorano
Estoniankarbas, Kormoran, kormoran e. karbas
FaroeseHiplingur
Finnishmerimetso
FrenchGrand Cormoran, Grand Cormoran [incl. maroccanus], Grand Cormoran ou C. à poitrine blanche
FrisianIelgoes, Ielguos
GalicianCorvo mariño real, Corb marí gros, Corvo mariño grande
Georgianდიდი ჩვამა
GermanKormoran, Weißbrustkormoran
GreekΚορμοράνος, Κoρμoράvoς, (Ευρωπαϊκός) Κορμοράνος
Hebrewקורמורן גדול
Hungariankárókatona
IcelandicDílaskarfur
IndonesianBurung Pecuk-padi Besar, Pecuk-padi besar, Pecukpadi Besar
IrishBroigheall, Amplóir
ItalianCormorano comune, Marangone, Cormorano
Japaneseカワウ
KazakhҮлкен суқұзғын, Үлкен сулқүзғыны
Korean민물가마우지
Latvianjūras krauklis, Jūraskrauklis
LithuanianJūrų kranklys, Jūrkranklis, didysis kormoranas
LuxembourgishKormoran
MacedonianНор, голем корморан, Голем корморан
MalayBurung Pependang Air, Dendang Air
Malayalamവലിയ നീർക്കാക്ക
MalteseMargun
ManxArragh Vooar, Feeagh Varrey, Fannag Varrey, Shag, Scarroo
Maorikawau
Marathiमोठा पाणकावळा
MongolianХар галуу, Тураг гогой
Nepaliजलेवा
Northern SamiSkárfa
Norwegianstorskarv, Kvitlåring
Norwegian NynorskStorskarv
Persianباکلان (قره‌قار) بزرگ, باکلان بزرگ, باکلان (قره غاز) بزرگ, باکلان بزرگ
Polishkormoran (zwyczajny), Kormoran zwyczajny, kormoran, Kormoran czarny
Portuguesecorvo marinho faces brancas, corvo-marinho-de-faces-brancas, Corvo-marinho-faces-brancas
RomanianCormoran mare
Romanshcormoran, Cormoran grond
RussianБольшой баклан, Bolshoy Baklan, Баклан большой
SerbianВелики вранац, Veliki vranac, veliki kormoran, Велики вранак, Корморан
Slovakkormorán veľký
Slovenianveliki kormoran, kormoran
SpanishCormorán grande
Swedishstorskarv, storskarv/vitbröstad skarv
TamilPeria Neer Kagam
Thaiนกกาน้ำใหญ่
TurkishҮлкен суқұзғын, Karabatak
UkrainianБаклан великий , Великий баклан, баклан великий
VietnameseCốc đế, Cốc dế, Chim Cốc đế
WelshMorfran, Wil wal waliog, Bilidowcar, Mulfran, Llanciau Llandudno