List of Pelecaniformes by population

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This is a list of Pelecaniformes species by global population. While numbers are estimates, they have been made by the experts in their fields. For more information on how these estimates were ascertained, see Wikipedia's articles on population biology and population ecology.

This list is not comprehensive, as not all Pelecaniformes have had their numbers quantified.

Species by global population[]

Common name	Binomial name	Population	Status	Trend	Notes	Image
Rough-faced shag	Phalacrocorax carunculatus	350 – 1500[1]	VU[1]	[1]
Bounty shag	Phalacrocorax ranfurlyi	620[2]	VU[2]	[2]	Minimum estimate.[2]
Chatham shag	Phalacrocorax onslowi	1070[3]	CR[3]	[3]
Pitt shag	Phalacrocorax featherstoni	1400[4]	EN[4]	[4]
Flightless cormorant	Phalacrocorax harrisi	1679[5]	VU[5]	[5]
Christmas frigatebird	Fregata andrewsi	3600 – 7200[6]	CR[6]	[6]
Auckland shag	Phalacrocorax colensoi	4500[7]	VU[7]	[7]
Bronze shag	Phalacrocorax chalconotus	5000 – 8000[8]	VU[8]	[8]	Numbers may be overestimated.[8]
Shoebill	Balaeniceps rex	5000 – 8000[9]	VU[9]	[9]
Red-billed tropicbird	Phaethon aethereus	5000 – 20 000[10]	LC[10]	[10]
Campbell shag	Phalacrocorax campbelli	8000[11]	VU[11]	[11]	Estimate may be dated.[11]
Bank cormorant	Phalacrocorax neglectus	8400[12]	EN[12]	[12]
Crowned cormorant	Phalacrocorax coronatus	8700[13]	NT[13]	[13]
Abbott's booby	Papasula abbotti	9000[14]	EN[14]	[14]
Dalmatian pelican	Pelecanus crispus	10 000 – 13 900[15]	VU[15]	[15]
Spot-billed pelican	Pelecanus philippensis	13 000 – 18 000[16]	NT[16]	[16]
Ascension frigatebird	Fregata aquila	25 000 – 32 000[17]	VU[17]	Unknown[17]
Japanese cormorant	Phalacrocorax capillatus	25 000 – 100 000[18]	LC[18]	Unknown[18]
Red-legged cormorant	Phalacrocorax gaimardi	30 000[19]	NT[19]	[19]
Nazca booby	Sula granti	30 000[20]	LC[20]	[20]	Minimum estimate.[20]
Red-tailed tropicbird	Phaethon rubricauda	32 000[21]	LC[21]	[21]	Minimum estimate.[21]
Oriental darter	Anhinga melanogaster	33 000[22]	NT[22]	[22]	Minimum estimate.[22]
White-tailed tropicbird	Phaethon lepturus	50 000[23]	LC[23]	[23]	Minimum estimate.[23]
Pygmy cormorant	Phalacrocorax pygmeus	85 000 – 180 000[24]	LC[24]	[24]
Peruvian pelican	Pelecanus thagus	100 000 – 1 000 000[25]	NT[25]	[25]
Socotra cormorant	Phalacrocorax nigrogularis	110 000[26]	VU[26]	[26]
American white pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	180 000[27]	LC[27]	[27]
Brown booby	Sula leucogaster	200 000[28]	LC[28]	[28]	Minimum estimate.[28]
Cape gannet	Morus capensis	300 000[29]	VU[29]	[29]	Mature population only (~150 000 pairs).[29]
Red-faced cormorant	Phalacrocorax urile	200 000[30]	LC[30]	[30]	Minimum estimate.[30]
Cape cormorant	Phalacrocorax capensis	200 000 – 250 000[31]	NT[31]	[31]
Northern gannet	Morus bassanus	950 000 – 1 200 000[32]	LC[32]	[32]
Red-footed booby	Sula sula	1 000 000[33]	LC[33]	[33]	Minimum estimate.[33]
Great cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	1 400 000 – 2 900 000[34]	LC[34]	[34]
Neotropic cormorant	Phalacrocorax brasilianus	2 000 000[35]	LC[35]	[35]
Guanay cormorant	Phalacrocorax bougainvillii	2 500 000 – 4 999 999[36]	NT[36]	[36]

See also[]

• Lists of birds by population
• Lists of organisms by population

References[]