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Alternative name: Black-faced Shag
- Phalacrocorax fuscescens
Identification
- Black upperparts, facial skin and bill
- White underparts
- Black thigh patch
- Dark grey bill
- Blue-green eyes
Distribution
Coastal southern Australia, Tasmania and islands in Bass Strait
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Coastal waters; islands; larger bays; deep inlets; ashore mostly on isolated rock-stacks, remote rocky headlands.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes small coastal fish, taken at depths of up to 12 m.
Breeding
They breed in large colonies on off-shore islands. They are ground-nesters, the nest being made of seaweed and grasses, on bare rock.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Birds in Backyards
- BirdForum Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-faced Cormorant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-faced_Cormorant
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
