The Little Black Cormorant is a small, slim, totally black cormorant with a greenish sheen to the back and a slender grey hooked bill.

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Habitat The Little Black Cormorant is mainly found in freshwater wetlands, but will sometimes be found on sheltered coastal waters, and can use relatively small, deep water bodies. It is strongly aquatic, seldom being seen on dry land, but is often seen resting…
Size 55 - 65 cm Long with a wingspan of 95 - 105 cm
Origin Native
Distribution Widespread in Australia. It is also found from Borneo and Java, Indonesia, to Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Palua and New Zealand
Descriptions
Distribution
Widespread in Australia. It is also found from Borneo and Java, Indonesia, to Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Palua and New Zealand
Habitat
The Little Black Cormorant is mainly found in freshwater wetlands, but will sometimes be found on sheltered coastal waters, and can use relatively small, deep water bodies. It is strongly aquatic, seldom being seen on dry land, but is often seen resting…
Size
55 - 65 cm Long with a wingspan of 95 - 105 cm
Common Name Little Black Cormorant
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
Conservation Least Concern
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassAves
OrderPelecaniformes
SuborderSulae
FamilyPhalacrocoracidae
GenusPhalacrocorax
SpeciesPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
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