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Phalacrocorax pelagicus

Description

The pelagic cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus), also known as Baird's cormorant, is a small member of the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae. Analogous to other smallish cormorants, it is also called the pelagic shag occasionally. This seabird lives along the coasts of the northern Pacific; during winter it can also be found in the open ocean. Pelagic cormorants have relatively short wings due to their need for economical movement underwater, and consequently have the highest flight costs of any bird.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2481870https://www.gbif.org/species/2481870
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)335295https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=335295
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Suliformes : Phalacrocoracidae : Phalacrocorax : Phalacrocorax pelagicus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Suliformes : Phalacrocoracidae : Phalacrocorax : Phalacrocorax pelagicus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Archosauromorpha
-CrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
-EucrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-Archosauria
informalAvemetatarsaliaBenton 1999
-OrnithodiraGauthier 1986
-DinosauromorphaBenton 1985
-DinosauriformesNovas 1992
-Dinosauria
-Saurischia
-Theropoda
-NeotheropodaBakker 1986
-AverostraPaul 2002
-TetanuraeGauthier 1986
orderAvetheropodaPaul 1988
suborderCoelurosauriaHuene 1914
-ManiraptoraGauthier 1986
-ParavesSereno 1997
classAvesLinnaeus 1758
orderSuliformesSharpe 1891
familyPhalacrocoracidaeReichenbach 1850
genusPhalacrocoraxBrisson 1760
speciesPhalacrocorax pelagicusPallas 1811
Generic NamePhalacrocorax
Common Namepelagic cormorant
Scientific NamePhalacrocorax pelagicus Pallas, 1811
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Phalacrocorax pelagicusspeciesbelongs to Phalacrocoraxstated without evidencePellas, 1811
Phalacrocorax pelagicusspeciesbelongs to Phalacrocoraxstated with evidenceClements et al., 2017
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance2.59 - 0.01 Ma
Pleistocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Theropoda)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Theropoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Coelurosauria)
Reproductionoviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda)
Ontogenyaccretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda)
Taphonomyhydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)D. A. Guthrie. 1992. A late Pleistocene avifauna from San Miguel Island, California. Science Series (Los Angeles) 36:319-327
Common Name(s) Pelagic Cormorant, Cormoran Pélagique, Cormorán Pelágico, Meerscharbe, Pelagische Aalscholver, Beringa ūdenis, Beringskarv, Cormorano Pelagico, Stillehavsskarv, Alaszkai Kárókatona, Biguá-pelágico, Corb Marí Pelàgic, Kormoran Krasnolicy, Kormorán Morský, Kormorán Mořský, Pelaginis Kormoranas, Pelagskarv, Ulappamerimetso, Ulgukormoran (ulgukarbas), Берингов баклан, ヒメウ, 海鸕鷀, 海鸬鹚
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalacrocorax_pelagicus

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Phalacrocorax pelagicus pelagicus
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Phalacrocorax pelagicus resplendens
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1811Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pallas
1811Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pellas
1992Phalacrocorax pelagicus Guthrie p. 321
2004Phalacrocorax pelagicus Broughton p. 16
2017Phalacrocorax pelagicus Clements et al.

References

Guthrie D. A. (1992) A late Pleistocene avifauna from San Miguel Island, California, Science Series (Los Angeles) 36, 319-327
Broughton J. M. (2004) Prehistoric human impacts on California birds: evidence from the Emeryville shellmoumd avifauna, Ornithological Monographs 56, 1-90
Clements J. F., Schulenberg T. S., et al (2017) , The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017
(1996) database, NODC Taxonomic Code - via Catalogue of Life
(2001) database, Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad - via Catalogue of Life
(2011) Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2011.01.03 - via Catalogue of Life
(2011) IOC World Bird List, Master List v2.9 - via Catalogue of Life
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner (1987) Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada: Resource Publication, no. 166 - via Catalogue of Life
(2011) AOU Check-List (08-2011) - via Catalogue of Life
(2005) website, AOU Check-List (07-2005) - via Catalogue of Life
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes (2003) Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada - via Catalogue of Life
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes, 2003: null. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). - via World Register of Marine Species
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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