Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
   Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
     Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       [Order] Pelecaniformes Sharpe, 1891
         Family Phalacrocoracidae Reichenbach, 1850 [monotypic] - cormorants
           Genus Phalacrocorax Brisson, 1760
             01 Phalacrocorax melanoleucos (Vieillot, 1817) - little pied cormorant
             02 Phalacrocorax africanus (Gmelin, 1789) - long-tailed cormorant
             03 Phalacrocorax coronatus (Wahlberg, 1855) - crowned cormorant
             04 Phalacrocorax niger (Vieillot, 1817) - little cormorant
             05 Phalacrocorax pygmeus (Pallas, 1773) - pygmy 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 sulcirostris (Brandt, 1837) - little black cormorant
             15 Phalacrocorax varius (Gmelin, 1789) - pied 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 atriceps King, 1828 - imperial shag
             22 Phalacrocorax albiventer (Lesson, 1831)
             23 Phalacrocorax verrucosus (Cabanis, 1875) - Kerguelen shag
             24 Phalacrocorax carunculatus (Gmelin, 1789) - rough-faced shag
             25 Phalacrocorax chalconotus (Gray, 1845) - bronze shag
             26 Phalacrocorax onslowi Forbes, 1893 - Chatham Islands shag
             27 Phalacrocorax campbelli (Filhol, 1878) - Campbell Island shag
             28 Phalacrocorax colensoi Buller, 1888 - Auckland Islands shag
             29 Phalacrocorax ranfurlyi Ogilvie-Grant, 1901 - Bounty Islands shag
             30 Phalacrocorax magellanicus (Gmelin, 1789) - rock shag
             31 Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pallas, 1811 - pelagic cormorant
             32 Phalacrocorax urile (Gmelin, 1789) - red-faced cormorant
             33 Phalacrocorax aristotelis (Linnaeus, 1761) - European shag
             34 Phalacrocorax gaimardi (Lesson & Garnot, 1828) - red-legged cormorant
             35 Phalacrocorax punctatus (Sparrman, 1786) - spotted shag
             36 Phalacrocorax featherstoni Buller, 1873 - Pitt Island shag