Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (41)
- Subspecies (2)
Raymond C. Telfair II and Michael L. Morrison
Version: 2.2 — Published July 15, 2022
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Бразилски корморан |
| Catalan | corb marí neotropical |
| Czech | kormorán neotropický |
| Danish | Olivenskarv |
| Dutch | Bigua-aalscholver |
| English | Neotropic Cormorant |
| English (United States) | Neotropic Cormorant |
| Finnish | oliivimerimetso |
| French | Cormoran vigua |
| French (France) | Cormoran vigua |
| German | Humboldtscharbe |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Kòmoran |
| Icelandic | Flóaskarfur |
| Japanese | ナンベイヒメウ |
| Norwegian | flodskarv |
| Polish | kormoran oliwkowy |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | biguá |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Biguá |
| Russian | Неотропический баклан |
| Serbian | Neotropski vranac |
| Slovak | kormorán olivový |
| Slovenian | Olivni kormoran |
| Spanish | Cormorán Biguá |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Biguá |
| Spanish (Chile) | Yeco |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Cormorán Neotropical |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Corúa de agua dulce |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Corúa Neotropical |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Cormorán Neotropical (Pato Cuervo) |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Cormorán Neotropical |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Cormorán Neotropical |
| Spanish (Panama) | Cormorán Neotropical |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Cormorán |
| Spanish (Peru) | Cormorán Neotropical |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Cormorán Neotropical |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cormorán biguá |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Biguá |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Cotúa |
| Swedish | amazonskarv |
| Turkish | Neotropikal Karabatak |
| Ukrainian | Баклан бразильський |
Revision Notes
Raymond C. Telfair II revised the account. Guy M. Kirwan contributed to the Systematics page. Ricardo Cruz copyedited the account.
Nannopterum brasilianum (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Procellaria brasiliana
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.564.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- NANNOPTERUM
- brasilia / brasiliana / brasilianum / brasilianus / brasiliense / brasiliensis / brasilius
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