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Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris (Brandt, JF, 1837)
Phalacrocoracidae — Cormorants, Shags
Little Black Cormorant, Phalacrocorax sulcirostris, is a cormorant of inland and coastal waters across Java, Sulawesi, New Guinea, south-western and eastern Australia, Tasmania, New Caledonia and New Zealand’s North Island. It is a regular bird of smaller rivers and lakes, and is often found close to water. The species is entirely black, with blue-green eyes, and the back shows a greenish gloss. It was described in 1837 by Brandt and is placed in the family Phalacrocoracidae.
- Order
- Suliformes
- Family
- Phalacrocoracidae — Cormorants, Shags
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region, Australasia: coastal and inland Java and Sulawesi through New Guinea region, sw, e Australia including Tasmania, New Caledonia and North I. (New Zealand)
