Classification of the order Suliformes
Or. Suliformes Sharpe 1891
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Fm. Anhingidae Ridgway 1887 [darter]
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G. Anhinga Brisson 1760
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Anhinga anhinga Linnaeus 1766 [anhinga]
†Anhinga beckeri Emslie 1998
†Anhinga grandis Martin and Mengel 1975
†Anhinga hesterna Ameghino 1894
†Anhinga malagurala Mackness 1995
Anhinga melanogaster Pennant 1769 [oriental darter]
Anhinga novaehollandiae Gould 1847 [Australasian darter]
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Invalid names: Plotus laticeps De Vis 1905 [synonym]
†Anhinga pannonica Lambrect 1916
Anhinga rufa Daudin 1802 [African darter]
†Anhinga subvolans Brodkorb 1956
†Anhinga walterbolesi Worthy 2012
G. †Liptornis
G. †Macranhinga Noriega 1992
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†Macranhinga ameghinoi Diederle and Agnolín 2017
†Macranhinga paranensis Noriega 1992
†Macranhinga ranzii Alvarenga and Guilherme 2003
G. †Pseudolarus Ameghino 1891
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†Pseudolarus eocaenus Ameghino 1895
Invalid names: Pseudolarus guaraniticus Ameghino 1899 [nomen dubium]
Fm. Fregatidae Garrod 1874 [frigatebird]
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G. Fregata Lacépède 1799
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Fregata andrewsi Matthews 1914 [Christmas frigatebird]
Fregata aquila Linnaeus 1758 [Ascension frigatebird]
Fregata ariel Gray 1845 [Lesser frigatebird]
Fregata magnificens Mathews 1914 [Magnificent frigatebird]
Fregata minor Gmelin 1789 [Great frigatebird]
G. †Limnofregata Olson 1977
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†Limnofregata azygosternon Olson 1977
†Limnofregata hasegawai Olson and Matsuoka 2005
†Limnofregata hutchisoni Stidham 2015
Invalid names: Fregatinae Garrod 1784 [empty], Limnofregatinae Olson 1977 [empty]
Fm. Phalacrocoracidae Reichenbach 1850 [cormorant]
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G. †Borvocarbo Mourer-Chauviré et al. 2004
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†Borvocarbo guilloti Mourer-Chauviré et al. 2004
†Borvocarbo tardatus Göhlich and Mourer-Cauvire 2010
G. Leucocarbo Bonaparte 1857
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Leucocarbo atriceps King 1828 [Imperial shag]
Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum Lesson 1837 [Guanay cormorant]
Leucocarbo campbelli Filhol 1878 [Campbell shag]
Leucocarbo chalconotus Gray 1845 [Stewart shag]
Leucocarbo colensoi Buller 1888 [Auckland shag]
Leucocarbo magellanicus Gmelin 1789 [Rock shag]
Leucocarbo onslowi Forbes 1893 [Chatham shag]
Leucocarbo ranfurlyi Ogilvie-Grant 1901 [Bounty shag]
Leucocarbo verrucosus Cabanis 1875 [Kerguelen shag]
G. †Limicorallus Kurochkin 1968
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†Limicorallus carbunculus Mayr 2009
†Limicorallus saiensis Kurochkin 1968
G. Microcarbo Bonaparte 1856
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Microcarbo africanus Gmelin 1789 [long-tailed cormorant]
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Invalid names: Plotus nanus Newton and Gadow 1893 [synonym]
Microcarbo coronatus Wahlberg 1855 [crowned cormorant]
Microcarbo melanoleucos Vieillot 1817 [little pied cormorant]
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Invalid names: Plotus parvus De Vis 1906 [synonym]
Microcarbo niger Vieillot 1817 [Little cormorant]
Microcarbo pygmaeus Pallas 1773 [Pygmy cormorant]
†Microcarbo serventyorum van Tets 1994
Invalid names: Hydrocorax Vieillot 1817 [replaced]
G. †Miocorax Lambrecht 1933
G. †Nambashag Worthy 2011
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†Nambashag billerooensis Worthy 2011
†Nambashag microglaucus Worthy 2011
G. Nannopterum Sharpe 1899
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Nannopterum auritus Lesson 1831 [Double-crested cormorant]
Nannopterum brasilianus Gmelin 1789 [Neotropical cormorant]
Nannopterum harrisi Rothschild 1898 [Flightless cormorant]
G. †Nectornis Cheneval 1984
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†Nectornis anatolicus Paicheler et al. 1978
†Nectornis miocaenus Milne-Edwards 1868
G. †Oligocorax Lambrecht 1933
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†Oligocorax littoralis Milne-Edwards 1863
†Oligocorax stoeffelensis Mayr 2007
Subfm. Phalacrocoracinae
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G. Phalacrocorax Brisson 1760 [cormorant]
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Phalacrocorax aristotelis Linnaeus 1761 [European shag]
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Invalid names: Pelecanus graculus Linnaeus 1766 [synonym]
Phalacrocorax auritus Lesson 1831 [double-crested cormorant]
Phalacrocorax bougainvillii Lesson 1837 [Guanay cormorant]
Phalacrocorax brasilianus Gmelin 1789 [neotropic cormorant]
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Invalid names: Pelecanus olivaceus Humboldt 1805 [synonym], Phalacrocorax pampeanus Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
Phalacrocorax capensis Sparrman 1788 [cape cormorant]
Phalacrocorax capillatus Temminck and Schlegel 1849 [Japanese cormorant]
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Invalid names: Carbo filamentosus Temminck and Schlegel 1849 [synonym]
Phalacrocorax carbo Linnaeus 1758 [great cormorant]
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Invalid names: Phalacrocorax gregorii De Vis 1905 [synonym]
Phalacrocorax carunculatus Gmelin 1789 [Rough-faced shag]
†Phalacrocorax chapalensis Alvarez 1977
Phalacrocorax featherstoni Buller 1873 [Pitt Island shag]
†Phalacrocorax femoralis Miller 1929
†Phalacrocorax filyawi Emslie 1995 [cormorant]
Phalacrocorax fuscescens Vieillot 1817 [Black-faced cormorant]
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Stephens 1826 [Indian cormorant]
†Phalacrocorax goletensis Howard 1965
†Phalacrocorax idahensis Marsh 1870
†Phalacrocorax intermedius Milne-Edwards 1867
†Phalacrocorax kennelli Howard 1949
†Phalacrocorax lautus Kurochkin and Ganea 1972
†Phalacrocorax leptopus Brodkorb 1961 [cormorant]
†Phalacrocorax littoralis Milne-Edwards 1863
†Phalacrocorax longipes Tugarinov 1940
†Phalacrocorax macer Brodkorb 1958
†Phalacrocorax macropus Cope 1878
†Phalacrocorax marinavis Shufeldt 1915
†Phalacrocorax mediterraneus Shufeldt 1915
†Phalacrocorax mongoliensis Kurochkin 1971
Phalacrocorax neglectus Wahlberg 1855 [bank cormorant]
Phalacrocorax nigrogularis Ogilvie-Grant and Forbes 1899 [Socotra cormorant]
†Phalacrocorax novaezealandiae Forbes 1891
†Phalacrocorax novaezealandiae major Forbes 1891
Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pallas 1811 [pelagic cormorant]
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Invalid names: Stictocarbo kenyoni Siegel-Causey 1991 [synonym]
Phalacrocorax penicillatus Brandt 1837 [Brandt's cormorant]
†Phalacrocorax perspicillatus Pallas 1811 [Spectacled cormorant]
†Phalacrocorax praecarbo von Ammon 1918
Phalacrocorax punctatus Sparrman 1786 [spotted shag]
Phalacrocorax purpurascens von Brandt 1837 [Macquarie Island shag]
†Phalacrocorax reliquus Kurochkin 1976
†Phalacrocorax risgoviensis Fraas 1882
†Phalacrocorax rogersi Howard 1932
†Phalacrocorax serdicensis Burchak-Abramovich and Nikolov 1984
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Brandt 1837 [Little black cormorant]
Phalacrocorax varius Gmelin 1789 [pied cormorant]
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Invalid names: Phalacrocorax vetustus De Vis 1905 [synonym]
†Phalacrocorax wetmorei Brodkorb 1955
Invalid names: Australocorax Lambrecht 1933 [synonym], Graculus Reichenbach 1850 [synonym], Phalacrocorax ibericus de Villalta 1963 [nomen nudum], Pliocarbo Tugarinov 1940 [synonym], Stictocarbo Bonaparte 1855 [synonym]
G. Poikilocarbo Boetticher 1935 [Red-legged cormorant]
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Poikilocarbo gaimardi Lesson and Garnot 1828 [Red-legged cormorant]
G. Urile Bonaparte 1855
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Urile pelagicus Pallas 1811 [Pelagic cormorant]
Urile penicillatus Brandt 1837 [Brandt's cormorant]
Urile urile Gmelin 1789 [Red-faced cormorant]
G. †Valenticarbo Harrison 1979
Invalid names: Leucocarboninae [empty]
Fm. †Plotopteridae Howard 1969
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Subfm. †Tonsalinae Mayr and Goedert 2018
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G. †Copepteryx Olson and Hasegawa 1996
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†Copepteryx hexeris Olson and Hasegawa 1996
†Copepteryx titan Olson and Hasegawa 1996
G. †Klallamornis Mayr and Goedert 2016
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†Klallamornis abyssa Mayr and Goedert 2016
†Klallamornis clarki Mayr and Goedert 2016
G. †Olympidytes Mayr and Goedert 2016
Fm. Sulidae Reichenbach 1849 [booby]
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G. †Empheresula Harrison 1975
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†Empheresula arvernensis Milne-Edwards 1867
Invalid names: Parasula Harrison 1975 [synonym]
G. Morus Vieillot 1816 [gannet]
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†Moris lompocana Miller 1925
†Moris loxostyla Cope 1870
†Moris reyana Howard 1936
†Morus atlanticus Shufeldt 1915
†Morus avitus Wetmore 1938
Morus bassanus Linnaeus 1758 [northern gannett]
Morus capensis Lichtenstein 1823 [Cape gannet]
†Morus humeralis Miller and Bowman 1958
†Morus magnus Howard 1978
†Morus olsoni Grigorescu and Kessler 1988
†Morus peninsularis Brodkorb 1955
†Morus peruvianus Stucchi 2003
†Morus poolensis Chandler 1963
†Morus recentior Howard 1949
†Morus reyanus Howard 1936
Morus serrator Gray 1843 [Australasian gannet]
†Morus vagabundus Wetmore 1930
G. Papasula Olson and Warheit 1988
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Papasula abbotti Ridgway 1893 [Abbott's booby]
†Papasula abbotti costelloi Steadman et al. 1988
G. †Ramphastosula Stucchi and Urbina 2004
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†Ramphastosula aguierrei Stucchi et al. 2016
†Ramphastosula ramirezi Stucchi and Urbina 2004
G. Sula Brisson 1760
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Subg. Sula (Sula) Brisson 1760
†Sula brandi Stucchi et al. 2016
†Sula clarki Chandler 1990
Sula dactylatra Lesson 1831 [masked booby]
Sula dactylatra tasmani van Tets et al. 1988
†Sula figueroae Stucchi et al. 2016
Sula granti Rothschild 1902 [Nazca booby]
Sula leucogaster Boddaert 1783 [brown booby]
†Sula magna Stucchi 2003
Sula nebouxii Milne-Edwards 1882 [Blue-footed booby]
Sula piscator Linnaeus 1758
†Sula pohli Howard 1958
Sula sula Linnaeus 1766 [red-footed booby]
†Sula sulita Stucchi 2003
†Sula universitatis Brodkorb 1963
Sula variegata Tschudi 1843 [Peruvian booby]
†Sula willetti Miller 1925
Invalid names: Dysporus Illiger 1811 [synonym], Sula guano Brodkorb 1955 [nomen nudum], Sula phosphata Brodkorb 1955 [nomen nudum]