BirdUp · Species
Black-faced Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscescens(Vieillot, 1817)
Least ConcernEndemic
- Order
- SULIFORMES
- Family
- Phalacrocoracidae
- Genus
- Phalacrocorax
- Conservation
- Least Concern
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The black-faced cormorant, also known as the black-faced shag, is a medium-sized member of the cormorant family. Upperparts, including facial skin and bill, are black, with white underparts. It is endemic to coastal regions of southern Australia.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Coasts of south WA to south-east NSW, Bass Strait is. and Tasmania (south Australia)
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
4 photos
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