Species profile
Japanese Cormorant
Phalacrocorax capillatus
Quick answer
Rocky seacoasts and islands of ne Asia
- Scientific name
- Phalacrocorax capillatus
- Family
- Phalacrocoracidae
- Order
- Suliformes
- Genus
- Phalacrocorax
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Japanese Cormorant in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Phalacrocoracidae
- Auckland Islands Shag (Leucocarbo colensoi)
- Bank Cormorant (Phalacrocorax neglectus)
- Black-faced Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscescens)
- Borvocarbo guilloti (Borvocarbo guilloti)
- Borvocarbo stoeffelensis (Borvocarbo stoeffelensis)
- Borvocarbo tardatus (Borvocarbo tardatus)
- Bounty Shag (Leucocarbo ranfurlyi)
- Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus)