Species profile
Long-tailed Cormorant
Microcarbo africanus
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AF. Breeding subregions are mainly inland; widespread Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar.
- Scientific name
- Microcarbo africanus
- Family
- Phalacrocoracidae
- Order
- Suliformes
- Genus
- Microcarbo
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Long-tailed 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)