Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis Scientific name definitions
- EN Endangered
- Names (26)
- Monotypic
Jaume Orta, Francesc Jutglar, Ernest Garcia, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 11, 2014
Text last updated April 11, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Trekduiker |
| Bulgarian | Капски корморан |
| Catalan | corb marí del Cap |
| Czech | kormorán jihoafrický |
| Dutch | Kaapse Aalscholver |
| English | Cape Cormorant |
| English (United States) | Cape Cormorant |
| Finnish | kapinmerimetso |
| French | Cormoran du Cap |
| French (France) | Cormoran du Cap |
| German | Kapscharbe |
| Icelandic | Oddskarfur |
| Japanese | キノドハナグロウ |
| Norwegian | kappskarv |
| Polish | kormoran przylądkowy |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Corvo-marinho do Cabo |
| Russian | Капский баклан |
| Serbian | Kapski vranac |
| Slovak | kormorán pobrežný |
| Slovenian | Kapski kormoran |
| Spanish | Cormorán de El Cabo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cormorán de El Cabo |
| Swedish | kapskarv |
| Turkish | Kap Karabatağı |
| Ukrainian | Баклан капський |
| Zulu | iwonde lasolwandle |
Phalacrocorax capensis (Sparrman, 1788)
PROTONYM:
Pelecanus capensis
Sparrman, 1788. Museum Carlsonianum, in quo novas et selectas aves, coloribus ad vivum brevique descriptione illustratas (etc.) fasc.3 no.61,pl..
TYPE LOCALITY:
False Bay, Cape of Good Hope.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PHALACROCORAX
- phalacrocorax
- capense / capensis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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 Cape Cormorant
