Phalacrocoracidae

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bird
gptkbp:beakColor hooked
gptkbp:breedingSeason varies by region
gptkbp:class gptkb:Aves
gptkbp:commonName cormorants
gptkbp:conservationStatus varies by species
gptkbp:culturalSignificance used in traditional fishing in Asia
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Charles_Lucien_Bonaparte
gptkbp:describedYear 1842
gptkbp:diet gptkb:fish
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:economicImportance fishing birds
gptkbp:eggColor bluish or greenish
gptkbp:feedingType diving
gptkbp:fossil Miocene to present
gptkbp:habitat coastal regions
inland waters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Phalacrocoracidae
gptkbp:IUCNStatus some species threatened
several species Least Concern
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifespan up to 25 years
gptkbp:migratory some species
gptkbp:nesting colonial
gptkbp:notableFeature wing-spreading
gptkbp:notableGenus gptkb:Nannopterum
gptkb:Gulosus
gptkb:Leucocarbo
gptkb:Microcarbo
gptkb:Phalacrocorax
gptkb:Poikilocarbo
gptkb:Urile
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Double-crested_cormorant
gptkb:Great_cormorant
gptkb:Brandt's_cormorant
gptkb:European_shag
gptkb:Little_cormorant
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies about 40
gptkbp:order gptkb:Suliformes
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:plumage mostly dark
gptkbp:range small to large
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Phalacrocorax_carbo
gptkbp:webbedFeet totipalmate
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Double-crested_cormorant
gptkb:double-crested_cormorant
gptkb:Suliformes
gptkb:Great_cormorant
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5