Order: Suliformes (Cormorants, Shags, Frigatebirds, Gannets, Boobies and Darters)

Family: Anhingidae (Darters)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Anhinga anhinga Anhinga
Anhinga melanogaster Oriental Darter
Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian Darter
Anhinga rufa African Darter

Family: Fregatidae (Frigatebirds)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Fregata andrewsi. Christmas Frigatebird
Fregata aquila. Ascension Frigatebird
Fregata ariel Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens. Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata minor. Great Frigatebird

Family: Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and Shags)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Leucocarbo albiventer King Shag
Leucocarbo atriceps Imperial Shag
Leucocarbo bougainvillii Guanay Cormorant
Leucocarbo campbelli Campbell Shag
Leucocarbo carunculatus Rough-faced Shag
Leucocarbo chalconotus Bronze Shag
Leucocarbo colensoi Auckland Shag
Leucocarbo onslowi Chatham Shag
Leucocarbo ranfurlyi Bounty Shag
Leucocarbo verrucosus Kerguelen Shag
Microcarbo africanus Reed Cormorant
Microcarbo coronatus Crowned Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo niger Little Cormorant
Microcarbo pygmaeus Pygmy Cormorant
Phalacrocorax aristotelis European Shag
Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus Neotropic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax capensis Cape Cormorant
Phalacrocorax capillatus Japanese Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax featherstoni Pitt Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscescens Black-faced Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Indian Cormorant
Phalacrocorax gaimardi Red-legged Cormorant
Phalacrocorax harrisi Flightless Cormorant
Phalacrocorax lucidus White-breasted Cormorant
Phalacrocorax magellanicus Rock Shag
Phalacrocorax neglectus Bank Cormorant
Phalacrocorax nigrogularis Socotra Cormorant
Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pelagic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax penicillatus Brandt's Cormorant
Phalacrocorax punctatus Spotted Shag
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax urile Red-faced Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius Australian Pied Cormorant

Family: Sulidae (Gannets and Boobies)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Morus bassanus Northern Gannet
Morus capensis Cape Gannet
Morus serrator Australasian Gannet
Papasula abbotti Abbott´s Booby
Sula dactylatra Masked Booby
Sula granti Nazca Booby
Sula leucogaster Brown Booby
Sula nebouxii Blue-footed Booby
Sula sula Red-footed Booby
Sula variegata Peruvian Booby

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