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Species profile—Phalacrocorax varius (Phalacrocoracidae)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Phalacrocoracidae (Corrmorants) → Phalacrocorax varius (pied cormorant)

Photos

  • Photo of Phalacrocorax varius (pied cormorant) - Queensland Government,1979
  • Photo of Phalacrocorax varius (pied cormorant) - Jones, K.,Ken Jones,2012

Sighting data

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Phalacrocoracidae (Corrmorants)
Species
Phalacrocorax varius (pied cormorant)
Alternate name
black and white shag
yellow-faced cormorant
Taxonomy Author
(Gmelin, 1889)
Nature Conservation Act (NCA) status
Least concern
Back on Track (BoT) status
Low
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Other resources
Atlas of Living Australia

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 October 2014
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