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'''Alternative Names: Little Shag''' ([[New Zealand]])
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[[Image:Little_Pied_Cormorant.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Tannin]]
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[[Image:Little_Pied_Cormorant.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by {{user|Tannin|Tannin}} <br />[[Victoria]], [[Australia]], July 2003]]
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;[[:Category:Microcarbo|Microcarbo]] melanoleucos
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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Photographed on the coast of Victoria, Australia.
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[[Image:DSCF89201.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''brevirostris'', White-throated phase <br />Photo by {{user|craigwilson|craigwilson}}<br />Otago Harbour, [[New Zealand]], April 2017]]
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55–65 cm (21¾-26 in)
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The Little Pied Cormorant is one of the most common of Australia's waterbirds, occurring on water bodies of almost any size. It is entirely black above and white below. The face is dusky and, in adult birds, the white of the underside extends to above the eye. Immature birds resemble the adults except there is no white above the eye. The Little Pied Cormorant resembles the Pied Cormorant, Phalacrocorax varius, but is easily distinguished by its smaller size (50 - 60 cm in length) and proportionately shorter bill The Pied Cormorant also has an orange-yellow face patch and black thighs.
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*Black upperparts
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*White underparts
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*Short yellow bill
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*Long tail
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*Black feet<br />
  
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Juvenile has all black plumage
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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Throughout Australia
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[[Indonesia]], [[Solomon Islands]], [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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Formerly placed in genus [[:Category:Phalacrocorax|Phalacrocorax]].
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====Subspecies====
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[[Image:DSCF8967.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''brevirostris'', Pied phase <br />Photo by {{user|craigwilson|craigwilson}}<br />Otago Harbour, [[New Zealand]], April 2017]]
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There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''M. m. melanoleucos'':
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:*[[Lesser Sundas]] to [[Solomon Islands]], [[Australia]] and [[Tasmania]]
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*''M. m. brevicauda'':
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:*Rennel Island (Solomon Islands)
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*''M. m. brevirostris'':
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:*[[New Zealand]], Stewart and Campbell islands
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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The Little Pied Cormorant is at home in either fresh or salt water throughout Australia. It is often seen in large flocks on open waterways and on the coast, especially where large numbers of fish are present. On inland streams and dams, however, it is often solitary. The Little Pied Cormorant mixes readily with the similar sized Little Black Cormorant, P. sulcirostris.  
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Lakes, rivers, swamps etc. They prefer fresh water, but are often seen on the coast too.
  
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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Little Pied Cormorants feed on a wide variety of aquatic animals, from insects to fish. On inland streams and dams they turn to their most favoured food: yabbies (freshwater crayfish). These are caught by deep underwater dives with both feet kicking outward in unison. Other crustaceans are also taken, with shrimps being a large part of their diet in winter months.  
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====Diet====
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Little Pied Cormorants breed either in colonies or, less commonly, in single pairs. The nest is a flat platform of sticks, lined with green leaves and is usually placed in a tree. Both adults share in egg incubation and care of the three or four young.  
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Diet consists of aquatic animals, from insects to fish including freshwater crayfish, shrimps and prawns.  
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====Breeding====
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The nest is a flat platform of sticks, lined with green leaves and is usually placed in a tree. Both adults share in egg incubation and care of the 3-4 young.
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==Gallery==
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Click on photo for larger image
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<gallery>
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Image:Little Pied Cormorants.JPG|Juveniles<br />Photo by {{user|Ken+Doy|Ken Doy}}<br />Sandy Camp Rd Wetlands, [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], March 2016
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Image:Little -Pied Cormorant.JPG|Subspecies ''melanoleucos''<br />Photo by {{user|Ken+Doy|Ken Doy}}<br />Wellington Point, Brisbane, [[Queensland]], March 2017
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</gallery>
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#BirdsinBackyards
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2017)
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{{ref}}
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==External Links==
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{{GSearch|"Microcarbo melanoleucos" {{!}} "Phalacrocorax melanoleucos" {{!}} "Little Pied Cormorant" {{!}}  "Little Shag"}}
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Microcarbo]]
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==External Links==
 
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{{GSearch|Phalacrocorax+melanoleucos}}
 
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*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1088&Bird_Image_ID=5996&Bird_Family_ID=115 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
 
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*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=48&bid=619 View more images of this species on the ABID]
 
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Latest revision as of 12:19, 24 January 2023

Alternative Names: Little Shag (New Zealand)

Photo by Tannin
Victoria, Australia, July 2003
Microcarbo melanoleucos

Identification

Subspecies brevirostris, White-throated phase
Photo by craigwilson
Otago Harbour, New Zealand, April 2017

55–65 cm (21¾-26 in)

  • Black upperparts
  • White underparts
  • Short yellow bill
  • Long tail
  • Black feet

Juvenile has all black plumage

Distribution

Indonesia, Solomon Islands, Australia and New Zealand.

Taxonomy

Formerly placed in genus Phalacrocorax.

Subspecies

Subspecies brevirostris, Pied phase
Photo by craigwilson
Otago Harbour, New Zealand, April 2017

There are 3 subspecies[1]:

  • M. m. melanoleucos:
  • M. m. brevicauda:
  • Rennel Island (Solomon Islands)
  • M. m. brevirostris:

Habitat

Lakes, rivers, swamps etc. They prefer fresh water, but are often seen on the coast too.

Behaviour

Diet

Diet consists of aquatic animals, from insects to fish including freshwater crayfish, shrimps and prawns.

Breeding

The nest is a flat platform of sticks, lined with green leaves and is usually placed in a tree. Both adults share in egg incubation and care of the 3-4 young.

Gallery

Click on photo for larger image

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. BirdsinBackyards
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2017)

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