{"id":42381,"date":"2013-07-15T19:08:04","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T17:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:15:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:15:32","slug":"socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/threatened-bird-species\/vu-vulnerable\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/","title":{"rendered":"Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) is a threatened species of cormorant that is endemic to the Persian Gulf and the south-east coast of the Arabian Peninsula.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2000, this species has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, on the grounds of its small number of breeding localities and ongoing rapid decline. The decline is caused by coastal development, disturbance and marine pollution near its nesting colonies;<\/p>\n<p>Reference : Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) VU : Vulnerable<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-352-42381\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3077\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/img_7706.jpg\" title=\"Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) \" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_7706.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3076\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/img_3198.jpg\" title=\"Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) \" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_3198.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3075\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/img_3198-2.jpg\" title=\"Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) \" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_3198-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3074\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/img_3174.jpg\" title=\"Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) \" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_3174.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3073\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/img_3169.jpg\" title=\"Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) \" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_3169.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3072\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/img_3157.jpg\" title=\"Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) \" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_3157.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3071\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/img_3117.jpg\" title=\"Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) \" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_3117.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3070\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/img_3089.jpg\" title=\"Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) \" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_3089.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3069\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/img_3082.jpg\" title=\"Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) \" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_3082.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3068\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/img_1374.jpg\" title=\"Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) \" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_1374.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3067\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/img_1373.jpg\" title=\"Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) \" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_1373.jpg\" width=\"254\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3066\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/img_1370.jpg\" title=\"Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) \" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_1370.jpg\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3065\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/img_1316.jpg\" title=\"Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) \" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_1316.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2949\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/soccormorant_9089.jpg\" title=\"1st year Socotra Cormorant\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"1st year Socotra Cormorant\" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_soccormorant_9089.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2948\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/soccormorant_505.jpg\" title=\"1st year Socotra Cormorant\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"1st year Socotra Cormorant\" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_soccormorant_505.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2947\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/soccormorant_3599.jpg\" title=\"Over wintering Socotra Cormorants with 1 Great Cormorant\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Over wintering Socotra Cormorants with 1 Great Cormorant\" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_soccormorant_3599.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2946\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/soccormorant_3323.jpg\" title=\"1st year Socotra Cormorant\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"1st year Socotra Cormorant\" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_soccormorant_3323.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2945\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/scormorant_sub-adult_9779.jpg\" title=\"Sub-adult Socotra Cormorant\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sub-adult Socotra Cormorant\" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_scormorant_sub-adult_9779.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2944\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/scormorant_sub-adult_0078.jpg\" title=\"Sub-adult Socotra Cormorant\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sub-adult Socotra Cormorant\" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_scormorant_sub-adult_0078.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2943\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/scormorant_sub-adult_0067.jpg\" title=\"Sub-adult Socotra Cormorant\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sub-adult Socotra Cormorant\" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_scormorant_sub-adult_0067.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2942\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/scormorant_sub-adult_0060.jpg\" title=\"Sub-adult Socotra Cormorant\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sub-adult Socotra Cormorant\" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_scormorant_sub-adult_0060.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2941\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/scormorant_juv_9766.jpg\" title=\"1st year Socotra Cormorant\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"1st year Socotra Cormorant\" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_scormorant_juv_9766.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2940\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/scormorant_juv_9744.jpg\" title=\"1st year Socotra Cormorant\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"1st year Socotra Cormorant\" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_scormorant_juv_9744.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2939\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/scormorant_adult_9860.jpg\" title=\"Adult Socotra Cormorant\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Adult Socotra Cormorant\" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_scormorant_adult_9860.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2938\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/scormorant_adult_9851.jpg\" title=\"Adult Socotra Cormorant\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Adult Socotra Cormorant\" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_scormorant_adult_9851.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2937\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/scormorant_adult_9817.jpg\" title=\"Adult Socotra Cormorant\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Adult Socotra Cormorant\" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_scormorant_adult_9817.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2936\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/scormorant_adult_9798.jpg\" title=\"Adult Socotra Cormorant\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Adult Socotra Cormorant\" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_scormorant_adult_9798.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2935\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/scormorant_adult_9732.jpg\" title=\"Adult Socotra Cormorant\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Adult Socotra Cormorant\" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_scormorant_adult_9732.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2934\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/scormorant_adult.jpg\" title=\"Adult Socotra Cormorant\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Adult Socotra Cormorant\" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_scormorant_adult.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2933\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/scormorant_6359.jpg\" title=\"1st year Socotra Cormorant\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"1st year Socotra Cormorant\" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_scormorant_6359.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2932\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/scormorant_6354.jpg\" title=\"1st year Socotra Cormorant\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"1st year Socotra Cormorant\" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_scormorant_6354.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2931\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/scormorant_2806.jpg\" title=\"1st year Socotra Cormorant\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"1st year Socotra Cormorant\" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_scormorant_2806.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2930\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/scormorant_2720.jpg\" title=\"1st year Socotra Cormorant\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"1st year Socotra Cormorant\" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_scormorant_2720.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2929\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/gr_soccormorant_2637.jpg\" title=\"Over wintering Socotra Cormorant with 3 Great Cormorants\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Over wintering Socotra Cormorant with 3 Great Cormorants\" alt=\"Socotra Cormorant\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/socotra-cormorant-phalacrocorax-nigrogularis-vu\/thumbs\/thumbs_gr_soccormorant_2637.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Socotra Cormorant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t<!-- Pagination -->\n \t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) is a threatened species of cormorant that is endemic to the Persian Gulf and the south-east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Since 2000, this species has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, on the grounds of its small number of breeding localities and ongoing rapid decline. 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