Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
Size: Birds Size: 60-65 cm
Family: Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants, Scrub-robins, 5 species in Australia)
Distribution: All of Australia except part of the inland central-west.
Status: Abundant
Habitat: Most estuarine and inland aquatic habitats
References: Simpson and Day, Reader's Digest
About the Little Black Cormorant
The Little Black Cormorant is not really that little, but it is smaller than the great cormorant which looks almost the same except for white patches on its cheek and the side of its hips, and some yellow under its eye.
Photo: Wentworth Falls, Blue Mountains NSW.
Photo: Wentworth Falls, Blue Mountains NSW.
Photo: Wentworth Falls, Blue Mountains NSW.
Artwork: John Gould, 'The Birds of Australia', 1848. Higher Resolution 1000 x 718.
See Also
Australian Mammals
Australian Reptiles
Australian Frogs
Australian Fish
Australian Spiders and Their Faces
Australian Wild Plant Foods
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