Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
   Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
     Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       [Order] Pelecaniformes Sharpe, 1891
         Family Phalacrocoracidae Reichenbach, 1850 [monotypic] - cormorants
           Genus Phalacrocorax Brisson, 1760
             Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) - great cormorant
               1 Phalacrocorax carbo carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) - great cormorant
               2 Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis (Blumenbach, 1798)
               3 Phalacrocorax carbo hanedae Kuroda, 1925
               4 Phalacrocorax carbo maroccanus Hartert, 1906
               5 Phalacrocorax carbo lugubris Rüppell, 1845
               6 Phalacrocorax carbo lucidus (Lichtenstein, 1823) - white-breasted cormorant
               7 Phalacrocorax carbo novaehollandiae Stephens, 1826