Microcarbo africanus Gmelin 1789 (long-tailed cormorant)
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Aves - Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Alternative combinations: Pelecanus africanus, Phalacrocorax (Microcarbo) africanus, Phalacrocorax africanus
Synonym: Plotus nanus Newton and Gadow 1893
Belongs to Microcarbo according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014, Goodman 1999, Hume 2013, Lambrecht 1933 and Newton and Gadow 1893
Sister taxa: Microcarbo coronatus, Microcarbo melanoleucos, Microcarbo niger, Microcarbo pygmaeus, Microcarbo serventyorum
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Congo-Kinshasa (1 collection), Egypt (1), Madagascar (2), Mauritius (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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