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  Little Black Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax sulcirostris )



Little Black Cormorant | Phalacrocorax sulcirostris photo
Little Black Cormorant cormorants squabbling, Gold Coast, Australia

Photograph by ozwildlife. Some rights reserved.

Little Black Cormorant | Phalacrocorax sulcirostris photo
Mt-Coot-tha

Photograph by ozwildlife. Some rights reserved.




BIRD FACTS

distribution map showing range of Phalacrocorax sulcirostris in Australia

Description
The Little Black Cormorant is a black cormorant with a greenish sheen to the back and a slender grey hooked bill.

Size
62cm

Environment
freshwater wetlands, sheltered coastal waters

Food
fish, crustaceans and aquatic insects. It catches prey underwater

Breeding
large stick nests in the fork of a tree or on the ground

Range
throughout Australia



Classification
Class:Aves
Order:Pelecaniformes
Family:Phalacrocoracidae
Genus:Phalacrocorax
Species:sulcirostris
Common Name:Little Black Cormorant