Order Species |
Family |
Scientific name |
Breeding subregions |
Nonbreeding subregions |
- SULIFORMES |
African Darter i | Anhingidae | Anhinga rufa | AF, EU | sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar and Near East |
Anhinga i | Anhingidae | Anhinga anhinga | NA, MA, SA | sc, se USA to n Argentina |
Australasian Darter i | Anhingidae | Anhinga novaehollandiae | AU | New Guinea and Australia |
Oriental Darter (NT) i U | Anhingidae | Anhinga melanogaster | OR | Pakistan to se Asia through Greater Sundas, Sulawesi and Philippines |
Ascension Frigatebird (VU) i | Fregatidae | Fregata aquila | AO | se |
Christmas Frigatebird (CR) i | Fregatidae | Fregata andrewsi | IO | ne |
Great Frigatebird i | Fregatidae | Fregata minor | TrO | widespread |
Lesser Frigatebird i U | Fregatidae | Fregata ariel | TrO | widespread |
Magnificent Frigatebird i | Fregatidae | Fregata magnificens | AO, PO | Cape Verde Is., Caribbean and e Pacific |
Antarctic Shag i | Phalacrocoracidae | Leucocarbo bransfieldensis | SO | South Shetland Is. and Antarctic Pen. |
Auckland Shag (VU) i | Phalacrocoracidae | Leucocarbo colensoi | AU | Auckland Is. (New Zealand) |
Australian Pied Cormorant i | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocorax varius | AU | Australia and New Zealand |
Bank Cormorant (EN) i | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocorax neglectus | AF | sw coast |
Black-faced Cormorant i | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocorax fuscescens | AU | s Australian coast |
Bounty Shag (VU) i | Phalacrocoracidae | Leucocarbo ranfurlyi | AU | Bounty Is. (New Zealand) |
Brandt's Cormorant i | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocorax penicillatus | NA | w coast |
Campbell Shag (VU) i | Phalacrocoracidae | Leucocarbo campbelli | AU | Campbell Is. (New Zealand) |
Cape Cormorant (EN) i | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocorax capensis | AF | s coasts |
Chatham Shag (CR) i | Phalacrocoracidae | Leucocarbo onslowi | AU | Chatham Is. (New Zealand) |
Crowned Cormorant (NT) i | Phalacrocoracidae | Microcarbo coronatus | AF | sw coast |
Crozet Shag i | Phalacrocoracidae | Leucocarbo melanogenis | SO | Prince Edward, Marion and Crozet Is. |
Double-crested Cormorant i | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocorax auritus | NA, MA | widespread |
European Shag i | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocorax aristotelis | EU | w coasts, also n AF |
Flightless Cormorant i | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocorax harrisi | SA | Galápagos Is. |
Foveaux Shag i | Phalacrocoracidae | Leucocarbo stewarti | AU | Stewart I., s South I. (New Zealand) |
Great Cormorant i | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocorax carbo | EU, AU, OR | also ne NA, n AF |
Guanay Cormorant i | Phalacrocoracidae | Leucocarbo bougainvillii | SA | w coast |
Heard Island Shag i | Phalacrocoracidae | Leucocarbo nivalis | SO | Heard Is. (Australia; s Indian O.) |
Imperial Shag i | Phalacrocoracidae | Leucocarbo atriceps | SA | coasts of s South America and Falkland Is. |
Indian Cormorant i | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocorax fuscicollis | OR | India and se Asia |
Japanese Cormorant i | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocorax capillatus | EU | ne Asia |
Kerguelen Shag i | Phalacrocoracidae | Leucocarbo verrucosus | IO | Kerguelen Is. (France; s Indian O.) |
Little Black Cormorant i | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocorax sulcirostris | AU | widespread, also to Indonesia |
Little Cormorant i | Phalacrocoracidae | Microcarbo niger | OR | widespread |
Little Pied Cormorant i | Phalacrocoracidae | Microcarbo melanoleucos | AU | widespread |
Macquarie Shag i | Phalacrocoracidae | Leucocarbo purpurascens | SO | Macquarie I. and nearby rocks |
Neotropic Cormorant i | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocorax brasilianus | MA, SA | widespread, also s USA |
New Zealand King Shag (VU) i | Phalacrocoracidae | Leucocarbo carunculatus | AU | Cook Strait (South I., New Zealand) |
Otago Shag (VU) i | Phalacrocoracidae | Leucocarbo chalconotus | AU | e South I. (New Zealand) |
Pallas's Cormorant (EX) i | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocorax perspicillatus | EU, NA | Bering Sea Is. |
Pelagic Cormorant i | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocorax pelagicus | PO | n coasts |
Pitt Shag (EN) i | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocorax featherstoni | AU | Chatham Is. |
Pygmy Cormorant i | Phalacrocoracidae | Microcarbo pygmaeus | EU | se Europe |
Red-faced Cormorant i | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocorax urile | PO | n coasts |
Red-legged Cormorant i | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocorax gaimardi | SA | w coast |
Reed Cormorant i | Phalacrocoracidae | Microcarbo africanus | AF | widespread |
Rock Shag i | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocorax magellanicus | SA | s coasts |
Socotra Cormorant (VU) i | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocorax nigrogularis | EU | Persian Gulf |
South Georgia Shag i | Phalacrocoracidae | Leucocarbo georgianus | SO | South Georgia, South Sandwich and South Orkney Is. |
Spotted Shag i | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocorax punctatus | AU | New Zealand |
White-breasted Cormorant i | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocorax lucidus | AF | widespread s of Sahara |
Abbott's Booby (EN) i | Sulidae | Papasula abbotti | IO | ne |
Australasian Gannet i | Sulidae | Morus serrator | AU | Australia and New Zealand |
Blue-footed Booby i | Sulidae | Sula nebouxii | PO | ec |
Brown Booby i | Sulidae | Sula leucogaster | TrO | widespread |
Cape Gannet (EN) i | Sulidae | Morus capensis | AF | s coasts |
Masked Booby i | Sulidae | Sula dactylatra | TrO | widespread |
Nazca Booby i | Sulidae | Sula granti | PO | ec |
Northern Gannet i | Sulidae | Morus bassanus | AO | n |
Peruvian Booby i | Sulidae | Sula variegata | SA | w coast |
Red-footed Booby i | Sulidae | Sula sula | TrO | widespread |
66% 40 species of 61 (1 extinct).