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Little Pied Cormorant

Microcarbo melanoleucos

Spotting Image 1

Habitat:

Permanent freshwater pond.

2 Species ID Suggestions

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Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago
Black-faced Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscescens Black-faced Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscescens)
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sarahaw1981
sarahaw1981 11 years ago
Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos


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3 Comments

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Thank you very much all for the ID, I was stuck with this one.

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Liam
Liam 11 years ago

I agree with Little Pied Cormorant. How cute!

sarahaw1981
sarahaw1981 11 years ago

I don't think this is a Black Faced Cormorant, as the colouring on the head is wrong for that. It is most likely to be a Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos.

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LeanneGardner
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LeanneGardner

4740, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Nov 29, 2012
Submitted on Dec 2, 2012

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