Suliformes in the reserves

9 bird species of the order Suliformes are recorded around 349 parks and reserves in the directory. The most widely recorded is the Long-tailed Cormorant, near 299 reserves. 3 are on the IUCN Red List as threatened or near threatened.

Families

Phalacrocoracidae 6

Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus299 reserves

African DarterAnhinga rufa174 reserves White-breasted CormorantPhalacrocorax lucidus126 reserves

Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo107 reserves

Cape CormorantPhalacrocorax capensis77 reserves · Endangered

Cape GannetMorus capensis45 reserves · Endangered

Crowned CormorantMicrocarbo coronatus28 reserves

Bank CormorantPhalacrocorax neglectus15 reserves · Endangered

Australasian GannetMorus serrator3 reserves

All 9 species

Species	Family	Reserves	Records	IUCN	Recorded most near
Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus	Phalacrocoracidae	299	80 172	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
African DarterAnhinga rufa	Anhingidae	174	38 737	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
White-breasted CormorantPhalacrocorax lucidus	Phalacrocoracidae	126	37 357	NE	Garden Route National Park
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo	Phalacrocoracidae	107	24 408	LC	False Bay Nature Reserve
Cape CormorantPhalacrocorax capensis	Phalacrocoracidae	77	38 194	EN	Lambert’s Bay Bird Island Nature Reserve
Cape GannetMorus capensis	Sulidae	45	72 945	EN	SAS Saldanha Nature Reserve
Crowned CormorantMicrocarbo coronatus	Phalacrocoracidae	28	13 665	LC	Table Mountain National Park
Bank CormorantPhalacrocorax neglectus	Phalacrocoracidae	15	7 668	EN	Betty's Bay Marine Protected Area
Australasian GannetMorus serrator	Sulidae	3	124	LC	Lambert’s Bay Bird Island Nature Reserve

Other bird orders

Passeriformes 281 Charadriiformes 47 Pelecaniformes 20 Coraciiformes 19 Piciformes 19 Bucerotiformes 11 Gruiformes 11

GBIF.org occurrence records; taxonomy from the GBIF backbone; photos from Wikimedia Commons (authors on the photo credits page).