Great Cormorant

Status and Occurence


Summer plumage


Winter plumage
 

Distribution and Trends

Distribution in Hungary

Frequency of observations

Blue column: frequency of observations, yellow line: 2.5-km UTM squares covered by observers

 

Ringing data

 

 

 

 

Media

Links

BirdLife fact sheet >> 
a BirdLife International megfelelő oldala

2015 European Red List assessment (PDF) >> 
a BirdLife európai Vörös Listájának megfelelő oldala

The Internet Bird Collection >> 
on-line audiovizuális archívum a világ madarairól

Xeno-canto bird sounds >> 
on-line madárhang adatbázis

Name and code
Hungarian name
Nagy kárókatona
Scientific name
Phalacrocorax carbo
English name
Great Cormorant
EURING code
00720
HURING code
PHACAR
Body length (cm)
80-100
Weight of male (g)
2000-3000
Weight of female (g)
1700-2500
Wingspan (cm)
130-160
Taxonomy
Order

Gödényalakúak

Pelecaniformes
Family

Kárókatonafélék

Phalacrocoracidae
Protection
Legal protection in Hungary
of European importance
Nature conservation value (HUF)
25.000 HUF
Red list (global)
LC – Least Concern
Red list (Europe)
LC – Least Concern
Red list (EU)
LC – Least Concern