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Species profile—Microcarbo melanoleucos (little pied cormorant)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants and shags) → Microcarbo melanoleucos (little pied cormorant)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants and shags)
Scientific name
Microcarbo melanoleucos (Vieillot, 1817)
Common name
little pied cormorant
WildNet taxon ID
1261
Synonym(s)
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Alternate name(s)
little black and white cormorant
little shag
frilled cormorant
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
All 3

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1261.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024