Pelagic Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Here the details of the Pelagic Cormorant named bird below:
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Protonym: Phalacrocorax pelagicus Zoogr.Rosso-Asiat. 2 p.303
Taxonomy: Suliformes / Phalacrocoracidae / Phalacrocorax
Taxonomy Code: pelcor
Type Locality: eastern Kamchatka and the Aleutian Islands.
Author: Pallas
Publish Year: 1811
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
PHALACROCORAX
(Phalacrocoracidae; Ϯ Great Cormorant P. carbo) L. phalacrocorax, phalacrocoracis cormorant < Gr. φαλακροκοραξ phalakrokorax, φαλακροκορακος phalakrokorakos cormorant < φαλακρος phalakros bald-headed < φαλος phalos white; ακρος akros topmost; κοραξ korax, κορακος korakos raven < κρωζω krōzō to croak; "LE CORMORAN ... PHALACROCORAX ... Juxta maris littora versatur, paludesque frequentat. Modo in rupibus, modo in arboribus excelsis nidificat" (Brisson 1760): based on "Phalacrocorax" and "Corvus aquaticus" of many authors, "Carbo aquaticus" of Gessner 1555, and Linnaeus 1748, "Morfex" of Gessner 1555, Aldrovandus 1599-1603, Jonston 1650-1653, and Charleton 1668, "Nonnullis" of Gessner 1555, Schwenckfeld 1603, and Klein 1750, "Pelecanus subtus albicans" of Linnaeus 1746, "Plancus Corvus" of Klein 1750, and Pelecanus Carbo Linnaeus, 1758; "Phalacrocorax Brisson, Orn., 1, 1760, p. 60. Type, by tautonymy, Phalacrocorax = Pelecanus carbo Linné." (Peters 1931, 1, 85). The Great Cormorant was formerly trained in England to catch fish, but that necessary pastime can now only be seen in the Far East.
Var. Phalaciocorax, Phalocrocorax, Phalarocorax, Phelacrocorax.
Synon. Anacarbo, Botaurites, Carbo, Carbonarius, Compsohalieus, Cormoranus, Dilophalieus, Ecmeles, Enygrotheres, Euleucocarbo, Graculus, Graucalus, Gripeus, Gulosus, Halieus, Hydrocorax, Hypoleucus, Leucocarbo, Mesocarbo, Nannopterum, Nesocarbo, Notocarbo, Oligocorax, Pallasicarbo, Paracorax, Pliocarbo, Poikilocarbo, Pseudocarbo, Stictocarbo, Urile, Viguacarbo.
● (syn. Rynchops Ϯ Black Skimmer R. niger) "109. ZWEMMERGANS, in het Latyn Phalacrocorax. Vogel van Madras met een scheermes-snabel. PETIVER by RAY. Syn. Av. 194. f. 5." (Moehring 1758).
phalacrocorax
L. phalacrocorax, phalacrocoracis cormorant < Gr. φαλακροκοραξ phalakrokorax, φαλακροκορακος phalakrokorakos cormorant < φαλακρος phalakros bald-headed < φαλος phalos white; ακρος akros topmost; κοραξ korax, κορακος korakos raven < κρωζω krōzō to croak.
● ex Phalacrocorax Brisson, 1760 (syn. Phalacrocorax carbo).
pelagica / pelagicus
L. pelagicus marine, pelagic < Gr. πελαγικος pelagikos of the sea < πελαγος pelagos sea.
● "21. AQUILA pelagica. ... Aquila marina Steller. MS. ... Billings, navarcho qui Oceanum inter Camtschatcam et Americam ultimo exploravit, mihi relatum. Frequens est maxima haec avis in Insulis inter Camtschatcam et Continentem Americes, praesertim in infami naufragio et morte Beringii insula" (Pallas 1811) (Haliaeetus).
● "64. PROCELLARIA. ... pelagica. 1. P. nigra, uropygio albo. Fn. svec. 249. Act. Stockh. 1745. p. 93. t. . . Peteril. Clus. exot. 368. Damp. itin. 3. p. 97. Alb. av. 3. p. 87. t. 92. Edw. av. 90. t. 90. f. 1. Hirundo marina major apus, rostro adunco. Barr. æquin. 134. Larus minimus, naribus tubulosis. Catesb. carol. 3. p. 14. t. 14. Fregata marina apus subtus alba, superne nigra. Barr. av. 73. Habitat in albo Oceano." (Linnaeus 1758) (Hydrobates).
● "366. PHALACROCORAX pelagicus. ... Corvus aquaticus, Morskoi Uril Stell. obs. MS. Latham. ... Cum praecedente maris Camtschatici orientalis et Americanarum insularum incola, praesertim scopulos a continente longius remotos frequentans ubi et hybernant." (Pallas 1811) (Phalacrororax).
● L. Pelasgica Pelasgian, after the Pelasgi, one of the nomadic tribes of ancient Greece (cf. Attic names used for swifts and swallows); "101. HIRUNDO. ... pelagica. 7. H. rectricibus æqualibus apice subulatis, nudis. Hirundo, cauda aculeata, americana. Catesb. car. 3. p. 8. t. 8. Habitat in America." (Linnaeus 1758) (Chaetura).
SUBSPECIES
Pelagic Cormorant (pelagicus)
SCI Name: Phalacrocorax pelagicus pelagicus
pelagica / pelagicus
L. pelagicus marine, pelagic < Gr. πελαγικος pelagikos of the sea < πελαγος pelagos sea.
● "21. AQUILA pelagica. ... Aquila marina Steller. MS. ... Billings, navarcho qui Oceanum inter Camtschatcam et Americam ultimo exploravit, mihi relatum. Frequens est maxima haec avis in Insulis inter Camtschatcam et Continentem Americes, praesertim in infami naufragio et morte Beringii insula" (Pallas 1811) (Haliaeetus).
● "64. PROCELLARIA. ... pelagica. 1. P. nigra, uropygio albo. Fn. svec. 249. Act. Stockh. 1745. p. 93. t. . . Peteril. Clus. exot. 368. Damp. itin. 3. p. 97. Alb. av. 3. p. 87. t. 92. Edw. av. 90. t. 90. f. 1. Hirundo marina major apus, rostro adunco. Barr. æquin. 134. Larus minimus, naribus tubulosis. Catesb. carol. 3. p. 14. t. 14. Fregata marina apus subtus alba, superne nigra. Barr. av. 73. Habitat in albo Oceano." (Linnaeus 1758) (Hydrobates).
● "366. PHALACROCORAX pelagicus. ... Corvus aquaticus, Morskoi Uril Stell. obs. MS. Latham. ... Cum praecedente maris Camtschatici orientalis et Americanarum insularum incola, praesertim scopulos a continente longius remotos frequentans ubi et hybernant." (Pallas 1811) (Phalacrororax).
● L. Pelasgica Pelasgian, after the Pelasgi, one of the nomadic tribes of ancient Greece (cf. Attic names used for swifts and swallows); "101. HIRUNDO. ... pelagica. 7. H. rectricibus æqualibus apice subulatis, nudis. Hirundo, cauda aculeata, americana. Catesb. car. 3. p. 8. t. 8. Habitat in America." (Linnaeus 1758) (Chaetura).
Pelagic Cormorant (resplendens)
SCI Name: Phalacrocorax pelagicus resplendens
resplendens
L. resplendens, resplendentis glittering, shining < resplendere to reflect, to glitter.
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)