Family: Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants)

Authority: Ogilvie-Grant & Forbes, 1899

Red List Category

Criteria: A2bce+3ce+4bce; B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Vulnerable because it has a small range, which is suspected to be undergoing a continuous and rapid decline, largely because of infrastructure and residential development, disturbance at its nesting colonies, exploitation, and marine oil pollution.

Population size: 220000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,650,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - shelf island
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial
IUCN System - Marine