Black-faced Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscescens
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,920
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The black-faced cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscescens), 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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Black-faced cormorant”.