Little Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Family: Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants, Scrub-robins, 5 species in Australia)
Size: 50-55 cm
Distribution: All of Australia except does not live all year round in part of the inland central-west.
Status: Abundant
Habitat: Most estuarine habitats
References: Simpson and Day, Reader's Digest
The Little Pied Cormorant is not really that little, but it is smaller than the other cormorants including the Little Black Cormorant.
Photo: Featherdale Wildlife Park, Sydney NSW. High Resolution (2713 x 1852).
Photo: Featherdale Wildlife Park, Sydney NSW. High Resolution (2304 x 1748).
Photo: Wentworth Falls Lake, Blue Mountains NSW
Artwork: John Gould, 'The Birds of Australia', 1848. Original Scanned Image.
Some Birdwatching Resources
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Owls, Frogmouths and Nightjars of Australia, David Hollands. A comprehensive look at all seventeen Owls, Nightjars and Frogmouths of Australia. Richly illustrated with over 200 photographs, showing all aspects of the birds' lives.
Click here to purchase from Australia $53.49 AUD |
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Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds. A
very very large blue hardcover book with a dust jacket that matches the cover. It is the tallest book I own, and it is so big that I have only one shelf that it fits on. You could work out by lifting it a few times.
Colour photos and detailed
descriptions of all the birds. Not a field guide as such (so not as good if you just want a book to learn to identify the birds). Not your usual coffee table book either because it lists every bird. Contains lots of information about every bird in Australia. Excellent.
Click here to purchase from Australia $62.49 AUD |
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