Microcarbo africanus Gmelin 1789 (long-tailed cormorant)

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

Distribution:

• Quaternary of the Congo-Kinshasa (1 collection), Egypt (1), Madagascar (2), Mauritius (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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