Phalacrocoracidae Pelecaniformes Aves Chordata Animalia Flora and Fauna

This family of birds includes the cormorants and the shags.

• Long-tailed Cormorant: Phalacrocorax africanus - Information and photograph.
  
• Double-Crested Cormorants and Fisheries in the Great Lakes Basin - US Fish and Wildlife Service discussion of conservation issues and concerns for Phalacrocorax auritus in North America. Includes links to other websites about this waterbird and its management.
  
• New Zealand Shags - Description of the shags or cormorants found in New Zealand.
  
• Wetlands International Cormorant Research Group - Promotes knowledge of the ecology and life history of cormorants.
  
• Brandt's Cormorant: Phalacrocorax penicillatus - Underwater photograph of this bird about to make a meal of a large fish.
  
• Great Cormorant: Phalacrocorax carbo - Information and photograph.