Long-tailed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (32)
- Subspecies (2)
Jaume Orta, David Christie, Guy M. Kirwan, Francesc Jutglar, and Ernest Garcia
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 3, 2014
Text last updated May 3, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Rietduiker |
| Bulgarian | Африкански корморан |
| Catalan | corb marí africà |
| Croatian | afrički vranac |
| Czech | kormorán dlouhoocasý |
| Danish | Rørskarv |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse Dwergaalscholver |
| English | Long-tailed Cormorant |
| English (Kenya) | Reed Cormorant |
| English (South Africa) | Reed Cormorant |
| English (United States) | Long-tailed Cormorant |
| Finnish | kaislamerimetso |
| French | Cormoran africain |
| French (France) | Cormoran africain |
| German | Riedscharbe |
| Hebrew | קורמורן ארוך-זנב |
| Hungarian | Afrikai kárókatona |
| Icelandic | Vatnaskarfur |
| Japanese | アフリカコビトウ |
| Norwegian | langhaleskarv |
| Polish | kormoran etiopski |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Corvo-marinho-africano |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Corvo-marinho-africano |
| Russian | Камышовый баклан |
| Serbian | Dugorepi vranac |
| Slovak | kormorán dlhochvostý |
| Spanish | Cormorán Africano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cormorán africano |
| Swedish | långstjärtad skarv |
| Turkish | Uzun Kuyruklu Karabatak |
| Ukrainian | Баклан африканський |
| Zulu | iphishamanzi |
Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Pelecanus africanus
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.577.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Africa.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MICROCARBO
- africanus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Long-tailed Cormorant
