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 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 5 years ago 37 sec 4.4 -
A bird preening and opening its wings Locality Henley Beach, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (ssp melanoleucos)
Philip Griffin 27 October 2005 5 years ago 23 sec 4.3 -
Perched in sun. Locality West Belconnen Pond, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp melanoleucos)
Stephen Wallace 10 May 2011 39 weeks ago 25 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 5 years ago 39 sec 4.2 -
Several views of a bird fishing. Locality Parc Zoologique et Forestier, Nouméa, New Caledonia (ssp melanoleucos)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2010 43 weeks ago 44 sec 4.2 -
A bird drying its wings Locality Mareeba Wetland, Queensland, Australia (ssp melanoleucos)
Peter Nash 22 October 2006 5 years ago 26 sec 4.2
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bird on branch
Locality Kooralbyn, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 February 2008 7 weeks ago 4.2 -
Adult neck stretching just before take off.
Locality Hallett Cove Beach, Hallett Cove, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Edward Smith 2 November 2010 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
One adult
Locality Shakespear Regional Park, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand (ssp brevirostris)
Rémi Bigonneau 22 January 2010 12 weeks ago 4 -
Young bird
Locality Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand (ssp brevirostris)
Rémi Bigonneau 10 January 2010 12 weeks ago 4 -
Little pied cormorant.
Locality Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp melanoleucos)
Margaret Leggoe 8 January 2011 1 year ago 4 -
A bird in the setting sun.
Locality Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia (ssp melanoleucos)
Bogdan Krajewski 15 May 2011 30 weeks ago 3.9
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