Phalacrocorax brasilianus Gmelin 1789 (neotropic cormorant)

Aves - Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae

Alternative combination: Procellaria brasiliana

Synonyms: Pelecanus olivaceus Humboldt 1805, Phalacrocorax olivaceus Humboldt 1805, Phalacrocorax pampeanus Moreno and Mercerat 1891

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

See also Howard 1969, Lambrecht 1933, Moreno and Mercerat 1891, Steadman et al. 2003 and Tonni 1980

Sister taxa: Phalacrocorax aristotelis, Phalacrocorax auritus, Phalacrocorax bougainvillii, 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 Argentina (1 collection), Mexico (2), Peru (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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