Phalacrocorax auritus Lesson 1831 (double-crested cormorant)

Aves - Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae

Alternative combination: Carbo auritus

Belongs to Phalacrocorax according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Brodkorb 1958, Broughton 2004, Hamon 1959, Howard 1931, Howard 1946, Howard 1955, Kilmer and Steadman 2016, Miller and DeMay 1942, Steadman and Mead 2010, Wetmore 1931, Wetmore 1933, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1943 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: Phalacrocorax aristotelis, Phalacrocorax bougainvillii, Phalacrocorax brasilianus, Phalacrocorax capensis, Phalacrocorax capillatus, Phalacrocorax carbo, Phalacrocorax carunculatus, Phalacrocorax chapalensis, Phalacrocorax featherstoni, Phalacrocorax femoralis, Phalacrocorax filyawi, Phalacrocorax fuscescens, Phalacrocorax fuscicollis, Phalacrocorax goletensis, Phalacrocorax ibericus, Phalacrocorax idahensis, Phalacrocorax intermedius, Phalacrocorax kennelli, Phalacrocorax lautus, Phalacrocorax leptopus, Phalacrocorax littoralis, Phalacrocorax longipes, Phalacrocorax macer, Phalacrocorax macropus, Phalacrocorax marinavis, Phalacrocorax mediterraneus, Phalacrocorax mongoliensis, Phalacrocorax neglectus, Phalacrocorax nigrogularis, Phalacrocorax novaezealandiae, Phalacrocorax pelagicus, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, Phalacrocorax perspicillatus, Phalacrocorax praecarbo, Phalacrocorax punctatus, Phalacrocorax purpurascens, Phalacrocorax reliquus, Phalacrocorax risgoviensis, Phalacrocorax rogersi, Phalacrocorax serdicensis, Phalacrocorax sulcirostris, Phalacrocorax varius, Phalacrocorax wetmorei, Stictocarbo kumeyaay

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (34: California, Florida, New Mexico, Oregon, South Carolina, Virginia)

• Pliocene of United States (1: Idaho)

• Miocene of United States (1: Florida)

Total: 37 collections each including a single occurrence

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