Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 12,598
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The little black cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It is common in smaller rivers and lakes throughout most areas of Australia and northern New Zealand, where it is known as the little black shag. It is around sixty centimetres long, and is all black with blue-green eyes.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Little black cormorant”.