Socotra cormorant  (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Pelecaniformes
Family Phalacrocoracidae
Genus Phalacrocorax (1)
Size Length: 80 cm (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix II of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) (3). It is also listed on Annex II of the African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) (4).