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'''Alternative Names: Little Shag''' ([[New Zealand]]) | '''Alternative Names: Little Shag''' ([[New Zealand]]) | ||
[[Image:Little_Pied_Cormorant.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Tannin|Tannin}} <br />[[Victoria]], [[Australia]], July 2003]] | [[Image:Little_Pied_Cormorant.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Tannin|Tannin}} <br />[[Victoria]], [[Australia]], July 2003]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Little Pied Cormorants.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Juveniles<br />Photo by {{user|Mzungu|Mzungu}}<br />Sandy Camp Rd Wetlands, [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], March 2016]] | |
| + | 55–65 cm (21¾-26 in) | ||
| + | *Black upperparts | ||
| + | *White underparts | ||
| + | *Short yellow bill | ||
| + | *Long tail | ||
| + | *Black feet<br /> | ||
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| + | Juvenile has all black plumage | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Indonesia]], [[Solomon Islands]], [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]]. | [[Indonesia]], [[Solomon Islands]], [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Formerly placed in genus [[:Category:Phalacrocorax|Phalacrocorax]]. | Formerly placed in genus [[:Category:Phalacrocorax|Phalacrocorax]]. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Little -Pied Cormorant.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''melanoleucos''<br />Photo by {{user|Mzungu|Mzungu}}<br />Wellington Point, Brisbane, [[Queensland]], March 2017]] | |
| + | Lakes, rivers, swamps etc. They prefer fresh water, but are often seen on the coast too. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | Diet | + | Diet consists of aquatic animals, from insects to fish including freshwater crayfish, shrimps and prawns. |
====Breeding==== | ====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. | 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. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#BirdsinBackyards |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2017) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 23:55, 7 March 2017
Alternative Names: Little Shag (New Zealand)
- Microcarbo melanoleucos
Identification
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
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- M. m. melanoleucos Lesser Sundas to Solomon Islands, Australia and Tasmania
- M. m. brevicauda Rennel I. (Solomon Islands)
- M. m. brevirostris New Zealand, Stewart and Campbell islands
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.
References
- 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/
- BirdsinBackyards
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Little Pied Cormorant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Little_Pied_Cormorant
External Links
