Cormorants
Order: Pelecaniformes. Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Cormorants are medium to large aquatic birds with mainly dark plumage and areas of coloured skin on the face. The bill is long, thin, and sharply hooked for catching fish and aquatic invertebrates. They nest in colonies, usually by the sea. There are about 39 species worldwide, 3 in Britain.
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | A resident breeding species |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocorax auritus | A rare vagrant |
| European Shag | Phalacrocorax aristotelis | A resident breeding species |
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Great Britain