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Australian Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Also known asKāruhiruhi
Least ConcernNative
- Order
- SULIFORMES
- Family
- Phalacrocoracidae
- Genus
- Phalacrocorax
- Conservation
- Least Concern
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The Australian pied cormorant, also known as the pied cormorant, pied shag, or great pied cormorant, is a medium-sized member of the cormorant family. It is found around the coasts of Australasia. In New Zealand, it is usually known either as the pied shag or by its Māori name of kāruhiruhi. Older sources may refer to it as the "yellow-faced cormorant".
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Coastal and inland Australia and North and South and Stewart is. (New Zealand)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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