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Reed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Cormorán Africano
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Order: Suliformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Phalacrocorax africanus, Pelecanus africanus.

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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242320408/01/2026UgandaWestern RegionKazinga Channel, Parque Nacional Reina Elizabeth1Hugo Caverzasi
225980822/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionLake Katwe Y Camino De Acceso1Silvina Collado
225876422/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionLake Katwe Y Camino De Acceso1Julian Uriel Collado
225975321/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth Ii Np--kazinga Channel Navegación3Silvina Collado
225871121/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth Ii Np--kazinga Channel Navegación3Julian Uriel Collado
110174401/08/2019UgandaWestern RegionNile River, Murchinson FallsVictor Hugo Michelini
96020601/08/2019UgandaWestern RegionNile River, Murchinson Falls National Park4Diego Oscar
113654325/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionKazinga Channel, Queen Elizabeth National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
95974725/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth National Park100Diego Oscar
113754124/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionEntrance Road, Lake Mburo National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Reed Cormorant (Microcarbo africanus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 26/03/2026.