Phalacrocorax

Cormorants
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae Genus: Phalacrocorax
Species
see cormorant

Phalacrocorax is a genus of birds that includes all but three of the species of the cormorants or shags, Phalacrocoracidae. The exception are the Galapagos Flightless cormorant, the Kerguelen Shag and the Imperial Shag.