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Black-faced Cormorant

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Black-faced Cormorant

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Also known as Phalacrocorax fuscescens, Phalacrocorax (Anacarbo) fuscescens

species of bird

Species

Least Concern

black-faced cormorant

Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassAves
  3. OrderPelecaniformes
  4. FamilyPhalacrocoracidae
Habitatmarine
Observations2,478

Die Schwarzgesichtscharbe (Phalacrocorax fuscescens) ist eine Vogelart aus der Gattung Phalacrocorax innerhalb der Familie der Kormorane. Die Art besiedelt die Küsten im Süden Australiens und Tasmanien. Sie brütet in Kolonien und ernährt sich vorwiegend von Fischen. Die IUCN führt die Art als "nicht gefährdet (least concern)". In Australien wird die Schwarzgesichtscharbe noch regelmäßig gejagt.

via IUCN

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Encyclopedic overview

Roosting, Bruny Island In flight

The black-faced cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscescens), also known as the black-faced shag, is a medium-sized member of the cormorant family. Upperparts, including facial skin and bill, are black, with white underparts. It is endemic to coastal regions of southern Australia.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Black-faced Cormorant” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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