Upper body black, underparts white. Bill pale yellow-brown. Eye ring blue. Black feathers above the legs

At a glance

Habitat Open freshwater wetlands, swamps and coastal marine bays
Size Body up to 75 cm long
Origin Native
Distribution Throughout Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, eastern South Australia and coastal Northern Territory, Western Austrlalia South Australia and Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Throughout Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, eastern South Australia and coastal Northern Territory, Western Austrlalia South Australia and Tasmania
Habitat
Open freshwater wetlands, swamps and coastal marine bays
Size
Body up to 75 cm long
Common Name Pied Cormorant
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
Conservation Least Concern
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Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassAves
OrderPelecaniformes
SuborderSulae
FamilyPhalacrocoracidae
GenusPhalacrocorax
SpeciesPhalacrocorax varius
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