Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius) - HBW 1, p. 347
French: Cormoran varié
German: Elsterscharbe
Spanish: Cormorán Pío
Other common names: Greater Pied/Large Pied/Yellow-faced/Black and White Cormorant/Shag, Pied Shag
Taxonomy: Pelecanus varius Gmelin, 1789, Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand.
Sometimes placed in genus Hypoleucos. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- hypoleucos (Brandt, 1837) - Australia.
- varius (Gmelin, 1789) - New Zealand.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult feeding two chicks in the nest. Locality Waimanu Lagoons, Waikanae, North Island, New Zealand (ssp varius)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2013 5 weeks ago 1 min 11 sec 4.8 -
An adult arriving at nest and feeding one chick. Locality Waimanu Lagoons, Waikanae, North Island, New Zealand (ssp varius)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2013 5 weeks ago 1 min 16 sec 4.8 -
An adult and two chicks in the nest, panting in the heat. Locality Waimanu Lagoons, Waikanae, North Island, New Zealand (ssp varius)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2013 5 weeks ago 57 sec 4.5 -
A close-up of an individual preening on a rock. Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp varius)
Josep del Hoyo 7 February 2013 7 weeks ago 34 sec 4.3 -
A young bird in the nest flapping the wings to practice. Locality Waimanu Lagoons, Waikanae, North Island, New Zealand (ssp varius)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2013 5 weeks ago 35 sec 4.3 -
Several shots of a small colony in a tree. Locality Waimanu Lagoons, Waikanae, North Island, New Zealand (ssp varius)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2013 5 weeks ago 55 sec 4.3
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Drying Off
Locality South Australia, Australia
Ian Colley 13 September 2011 50 weeks ago 4.3 -
One adult close up
Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp varius)
Rémi Bigonneau 1 September 2009 1 year ago 4.2 -
Drying at the lake near breeding colony
Locality Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, Wellington Region, North Island, New Zealand (ssp varius)
Kees Scharringa 13 February 2013 4 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 4 -
A close of the head of one bird.
Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp varius)
Josep del Hoyo 7 February 2013 7 weeks ago 4 -
An adult in flight.
Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp varius)
Nick Talbot 20 August 2011 1 year ago 4 -
An adult loafing on the beach on Moreton Island
Locality Queensland, Australia (ssp hypoleucos)
Anne Cotton 11 October 2009 2 years ago 4
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