Cormorant  (Phalacrocorax carbo)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Pelecaniformes
Family Phalacrocoracidae
Genus Phalacrocorax (7)
Size Wingspan: 121-149 cm (1)
Length: 77-94 cm (1)

Status

Receives general protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and listed under Appendix III of the Bern Convention. Classified as a species of conservation concern by the UK Biodiversity Action Plan, although not a priority species (2). Included in the Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List (medium conservation concern) (8).