Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
   Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
     Infraclass Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       Parvclass Passerae see Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
         Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
           Order Ciconiiformes Bonaparte, 1854
             Suborder Ciconii see Suborder Ciconiae Bonaparte, 1854
               Infraorder Ciconiides see Suborder Ciconiae Bonaparte, 1854
                 Parvorder Sulida (Reichenbach, 1849) Sibley et al., 1988
                   Superfamily Phalacrocoracoidea Bonaparte, 1854
                     Family Phalacrocoracidae Reichenbach, 1850 - cormorants
                       Genus Phalacrocorax Brisson, 1760
                         01 Phalacrocorax africanus (Gmelin, 1789) - long-tailed cormorant
                         02 Phalacrocorax coronatus (Wahlberg, 1855) - crowned cormorant
                         03 Phalacrocorax pygmeus (Pallas, 1773) - pygmy cormorant
                         04 Phalacrocorax niger (Vieillot, 1817) - little cormorant
                         05 Phalacrocorax melanoleucos (Vieillot, 1817) - little pied cormorant
                         06 ‡Phalacrocorax perspicillatus Pallas, 1811 - Pallas's cormorant
                         07 Phalacrocorax penicillatus (Brandt, 1837) - Brandt's cormorant
                         08 Phalacrocorax harrisi Rothschild, 1898 - flightless cormorant
                         09 Phalacrocorax neglectus (Wahlberg, 1855) - bank cormorant
                         10 Phalacrocorax fuscescens (Vieillot, 1817) - black-faced cormorant
                         11 Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Gmelin, 1789) - Neotropic cormorant
                         12 Phalacrocorax auritus (Lesson, 1831) - double-crested cormorant
                         13 Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Stephens, 1826 - Indian cormorant
                         14 Phalacrocorax varius (Gmelin, 1789) - pied cormorant
                         15 Phalacrocorax sulcirostris (Brandt, 1837) - little black cormorant
                         16 Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) - great cormorant
                         17 Phalacrocorax capillatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1849) - Japanese cormorant
                         18 Phalacrocorax nigrogularis Ogilvie-Grant & Forbes, 1899 - Socotra cormorant
                         19 Phalacrocorax capensis (Sparrman, 1788) - Cape cormorant
                         20 Phalacrocorax bougainvillii (Lesson, 1837) - Guanay cormorant
                         21 Phalacrocorax verrucosus (Cabanis, 1875) - Kerguelen shag
                         22 Phalacrocorax atriceps King, 1828 - imperial shag
                         23 Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis Murphy, 1936 - Antarctic shag see Phalacrocorax atriceps atriceps King, 1828
                         24 Phalacrocorax georgianus Lonnberg, 1906 - South Georgia shag see Phalacrocorax atriceps georgianus Lönnberg, 1906
                         25 Phalacrocorax campbelli (Filhol, 1878) - Campbell Island shag
                         26 Phalacrocorax carunculatus (Gmelin, 1789) - rough-faced shag
                         27 Phalacrocorax chalconotus (Gray, 1845) - bronze shag
                         28 Phalacrocorax onslowi Forbes, 1893 - Chatham Islands shag
                         29 Phalacrocorax colensoi Buller, 1888 - Auckland Islands shag
                         30 Phalacrocorax ranfurlyi Ogilvie-Grant, 1901 - Bounty Islands shag
                         31 Phalacrocorax magellanicus (Gmelin, 1789) - rock shag
                         32 Phalacrocorax urile (Gmelin, 1789) - red-faced cormorant
                         33 Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pallas, 1811 - pelagic cormorant
                         34 Phalacrocorax aristotelis (Linnaeus, 1761) - European shag
                         35 Phalacrocorax gaimardi (Lesson & Garnot, 1828) - red-legged cormorant
                         36 Phalacrocorax punctatus (Sparrman, 1786) - spotted shag
                         37 Phalacrocorax featherstoni Buller, 1873 - Pitt Island shag