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Reed Cormorant / Microcarbo africanus

Reed Cormorant bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsReed Duiker, Long-tailed Shag, Reed-Duiker, Long-tailed Cormorant, Long-tailed Cormorant/Reed Cormorant, Lont-tailed Cormorant
Old latin name for birdCarbo africanoides, Halietor africanus, Anhinga nana, Pelecanus africanus, Phalacrocorax africanus, Plotus nanus
OrderGannets and relatives / Suliformes
FamilyCormorants, Shags / Phalacrocoracidae
GenusMicrocarbo
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionmainly inland; widespread Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar

Reed Cormorant bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Senegal
  • 2.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
  • 3.
    Alarm call, © Sun Madakan
    Nigeria
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Little Pied Cormorant
Little Cormorant
Pygmy Cormorant
Crowned Cormorant

Where to see Reed Cormorant

Reed Cormorant subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Microcarbo africanus africanusinland and coastal Sub-Saharan Africa-No
Microcarbo africanus pictilisMadagascar (mainly w)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansRietduiker
Azerbaijaniqamış qarabatdağı
BasqueUbarroi buztanluze
BelarusianЧаротавы баклан
Bengaliরযাঞ্জা ঩ানমকৌচড়
BretonMorvran Afrika
BulgarianАфрикански корморан
Catalancorb marí africà
Chinese长尾鸬鹚
Chinese (Traditional)長尾鸕鷀
Croatianafrički vranac, Dugorepi vranac
Czechkormorán dlouhoocasý
DanishRørskarv
DutchAfrikaanse Dwergaalscholver
EsperantoLongvosta kormorano, Longavosta kormorano
EstonianAafrika kääbuskormoran, aafrika kääbuskormoran (aafrika kääbuskarbas)
Finnishkaislamerimetso
FrenchCormoran d'Afrique, Cormoran africain, Cormoran pygmée africain, Cormoran à longue queue
FrisianLangsturt-ielgoes
GalicianCorvo mariño africano
GermanRiedscharbe
GreekΑφρικαvική λαγγόvα
Hebrewקורמורן אפריקאי, קורמורן ארוך-זנב
Hungarianafrikai kárókatona, Afrikai károkatona
IcelandicVatnaskarfur
IrishBroigheall fadearrach
ItalianCormorano africano
Japaneseアフリカコビトウ
Latvianniedru ūdenis
LithuanianIlgauodegis kormoranas, afrikinis kormoranas
MacedonianДолгоопашест корморан
MalagasyRazamboay, Sakaizamboay, vorondolo, Vorondrano, Kontonboay, Manaramboalavo, Ramangarana, Fangalamotamboay, Vadimboay
Northern SamiGoalšoskárfa
Norwegianlanghaleskarv, Langhaleskarv
Norwegian NynorskLanghaleskarv
Polishkormoran etiopski
Portuguesecorvo-marinho-africano, Mergulhao-serpente, Mergulhao serpente
RomanianCormoran african
RussianКамышовый баклан, Африканский баклан
SerbianDugorepi vranac
Slovakkormorán dlhochvostý
Slovenianafriški kormoran
SpanishCormorán africano
SwahiliMnandi Mkia-mrefu
Swedishlångstjärtad skarv
TurkishUzun-kuyruklu Karabatak, Uzun Kuyruklu Karabatak
Ukrainianбаклан африканський
WelshMulfran hesg
XhosaUgwidi
ZuluiPhishamanzi