Species profile—Phalacrocorax varius (pied cormorant)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Phalacrocoracidae (Corrmorants) → Phalacrocorax varius (pied cormorant)
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Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Aves (birds)
- Family
- Phalacrocoracidae (Corrmorants)
- Scientific name
- Phalacrocorax varius (Gmelin, 1889)
- Common name
- pied cormorant
- WildNet taxon ID
- 1264
- Alternate name(s)
- black and white shag
yellow-faced cormorant - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Least concern
- Back on Track (BoT) status
- Low
- Conservation significant
- No
- Wetland status
- Wetland Indicator Species
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- All 3
Other resources
Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) Atlas of Living AustraliaData source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1264
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.