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

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Little pied cormorant in flight. Locality Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 30 March 2013 7 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
Young bird Locality Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand (ssp brevirostris)
Rémi Bigonneau 10 January 2010 1 year ago 4
Bird sitting in the rain. Intermediate plumage. Locality Auckland, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand (ssp brevirostris)
Graham Little 3 January 2010 3 years ago 4
A bird in the setting sun. Locality Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia (ssp melanoleucos)
Bogdan Krajewski 15 May 2011 1 year ago 3.9
Back view of a juvenile drying the wings in a tree. Locality Waimanu Lagoons, Waikanae, North Island, New Zealand (ssp brevirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2013 5 weeks ago 3.8
bird on wall Locality Manly, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 March 2012 1 year ago 3.8
Two birds resting on a branch. The bird on the left is an adult in the white-throated phase, the bird on the right is a juvenile Locality Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand
Martin Främke 23 March 2012 22 weeks ago 3.8
an adult resting on a rock Locality Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (ssp melanoleucos )
Arnie Hollyman 5 May 2012 52 weeks ago 3.8
Little pied cormorant flying past the setting moon. Locality Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 30 March 2013 7 weeks ago 3.7
An adult bird perched on netting. Locality Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (ssp melanoleucos)
Nick Talbot 17 June 2012 37 weeks ago 3.7
Bird sitting on a rock. Locality Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia (ssp melanoleucos)
Bogdan Krajewski 5 November 2009 2 years ago 3.7
Adult bird perched on a buoy Locality Herdsman Lake, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (ssp melanoleucos)
Clive Nealon 9 May 2009 1 year ago 3.6
Individual perched on a branch. Locality Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Miriam Bauman 6 August 2011 1 year ago 3.6
Three birds perched on three pier posts. The one in the back is a juvenile, the other two are adults moulting into the white-thr Locality Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand
Martin Främke 22 March 2012 22 weeks ago 3.5
Broget Dværgskarv Locality Queenstown, South Island, New Zealand
Christian Michael Mortensen 7 February 2011 34 weeks ago 3.5
A bird perching on a branch beside the water. Locality Lake Pertobe, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia (ssp melanoleucos)
Nick Talbot 9 July 2011 1 year ago 3.5
Little pied cormorant with wings extended Locality Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp melanoleucos)
Margaret Leggoe 3 February 2010 3 years ago 3.5
A juvenile perching on a branch. Locality Terranora Broadwater, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia (ssp melanoleucos)
Nick Talbot 24 December 2010 2 years ago 3.5
Adult bird wing drying on tree branch above a stream. Locality Hallett Cove Beach, Hallett Cove, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (ssp melanoleucos)
Edward Smith 2 November 2010 2 years ago 3.4
Dorsla view of a juvenile in a tree. Locality Waimanu Lagoons, Waikanae, North Island, New Zealand (ssp brevirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2013 5 weeks ago 3.4
An adult bird in flight. Locality Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia
Nicholas Tomney 27 February 2013 10 weeks ago 3.4
drying its feathers near a lake Locality Nusa Dua, Bali (Indonesia)
Bruno Durand 2 July 2012 45 weeks ago 3.4
drying the feathers in company of a little egret on the shore of a lake. Locality Nusa Dua, Bali (Indonesia)
Bruno Durand 30 June 2012 45 weeks ago 3.4
A bird perching on a stump. Locality Nusa Dua, Bali (Indonesia) (ssp melanoleucos)
Nick Talbot 23 April 2011 1 year ago 3.4
mouth open, yawning Locality Perth, Western Australia, Australia (ssp melanoleucos)
Kerry Stuart 13 October 2010 2 years ago 3.4
Photographed in the Great Flight Aviary, Melbourne Zoo Locality Melbourne Zoo, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (ssp melanoleucos)
Lindsay Hansch 28 March 2006 2 years ago 3.4
An adult perching in tree. Locality Lake Guthridge, Sale, Victoria, Australia (ssp melanoleucos)
Nick Talbot 3 March 2010 3 years ago 3.4
A bird roosting in a tree(showing its crest) Locality Lake Pertobe, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia (ssp melanoleucos)
Nick Talbot 1 July 2010 2 years ago 3.3
A bird perching on a branch in the water. Locality Banora Green, Banora Point, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia (ssp melanleucos)
Nick Talbot 19 August 2009 3 years ago 3.3
Single bird. Locality Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Miriam Bauman 8 August 2010 2 years ago 3.3
Adult in pied phase resting on a pier plank. Two Red-billed Gulls in the background. Locality Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand
Martin Främke 23 March 2012 22 weeks ago 3.3
Adult bird on a ground. Locality Tierpark Berlin, Berlin, Germany (ssp melanoleucos)
Tomasz Doroń 4 October 2009 1 year ago 3.3
The Little Pied Cormorant is a common bird throughout Australia Locality Kooralbyn, Queensland, Australia (ssp melanoleucos)
David Taylor 1 January 2010 2 years ago 3.2
Little Shag perched on a rock Locality Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand (ssp brevirostris)
Lindsay Hansch 23 April 2009 1 year ago 3.2
A bird roosting on the ground next to a pond. Locality Nusa Dua, Bali (Indonesia) (ssp melanoleucos)
Nick Talbot 23 April 2011 1 year ago 3.2
A juvenile bird perched on a rock. Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp brevirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 7 February 2013 6 weeks ago 3
An adult bird of the pied morph resting on a rock. Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp brevirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 7 February 2013 6 weeks ago 3
A white-throated morph bird perched on a trunk. Locality Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand (ssp brevirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 3 February 2013 6 weeks ago 3
The Little Pied Cormorant is a common bird throughout Australia Locality Kooralbyn, Queensland, Australia (ssp melanoleucos)
David Taylor 1 January 2010 2 years ago 3
Bird perched on riverside vegetation Locality Waigeo Island, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp melanoleucos)
Eduardo de Juana 8 August 2008 3 years ago 3
An individual perched on a rock by a small stream Locality Mt Cootha Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (ssp melanoleucos)
Bruce Ramsay 27 June 2009 2 years ago 2.7
having a rest in a tree on a tiny island in a lake. Locality Nusa Dua, Bali (Indonesia)
Bruno Durand 30 June 2012 45 weeks ago 2.6