Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
Little Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos) - HBW 1, p. 352
French: Cormoran pie
German: Kräuselscharbe
Spanish: Cormorán Piquicorto
Other common names: Little (Black and White) Cormorant/Shag, Little River/White-throated/Frilled Shag
Taxonomy: Hydrocorax melanoleucos Vieillot, 1817, Australasie = New South Wales.
Frequently placed in Halietor or Microcarbo. Polymorphic race brevirostris may be distinct species. Three subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- melanoleucos (Vieillot, 1817) - E Indonesia to Solomon Is and New Caledonia; Australia and Tasmania; Campbell I.
- brevicauda Mayr, 1931 - Rennell I (Solomon Is).
- brevirostris Gould, 1837 - New Zealand, Stewart I.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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a bird swallowing a big fish after capture in a lagoon. Locality Nusa Dua, Bali (Indonesia)
Bruno Durand 26 October 2012 28 weeks ago 39 sec 4.7 -
Dorsal view of a juvenile (all black) drying its wings in the sun. Locality Waimanu Lagoons, Waikanae, North Island, New Zealand (ssp brevirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2013 5 weeks ago 40 sec 4.5 -
A white-throated morph adult with a young at a nest, then the young begging unsuccessfully for food Locality Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand (ssp brevirostris)
Brooke Clibbon 8 December 2005 6 years ago 37 sec 4.4 -
Perched in sun. Locality West Belconnen Pond, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp melanoleucos)
Stephen Wallace 10 May 2011 2 years ago 25 sec 4.3 -
An adult on a nest in a she-oak tree, preening and adjusting twigs. A female Darter can be seen in the background. Locality Vintage Lakes, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia (ssp melanoleucos)
Nick Talbot 23 August 2012 32 weeks ago 30 sec 4.3 -
A white-throated morph adult feeding a young at a nest Locality Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand (ssp brevirostris)
Brooke Clibbon 8 December 2005 6 years ago 39 sec 4.3
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Little pied cormorant in flight.
Locality Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 30 March 2013 6 weeks ago 4.3 -
bird on branch
Locality Kooralbyn, Queensland, Australia (ssp melanoleucos)
David Taylor 1 February 2008 1 year ago 4.2 -
Little Pied Cormorant on a rocky beach
Locality Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (ssp melanoleucos)
Anita Goldinger 20 November 2009 25 weeks ago 4.2 -
One adult
Locality Shakespear Regional Park, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand (ssp brevirostris)
Rémi Bigonneau 22 January 2010 1 year ago 4.2 -
Little pied cormorant.
Locality Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp melanoleucos)
Margaret Leggoe 8 January 2011 2 years ago 4.1 -
Adult neck stretching just before take off.
Locality Hallett Cove Beach, Hallett Cove, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Edward Smith 2 November 2010 1 year ago 4
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Call by one bird (repeated). Locality Waimanu Lagoons, Waikanae, North Island, New Zealand
(ssp brevirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2013 5 weeks ago 3 -
A bird making a low noise in its throat near its nest. Locality Vintage Lakes, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia
(ssp melanoleucos)
Nick Talbot 23 August 2012 32 weeks ago 0
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