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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Call by one bird (repeated). Locality Waimanu Lagoons, Waikanae, North Island, New Zealand (ssp brevirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2013 6 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 34 weeks ago 0