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Species
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos Vieillot, 1817
Nomenclature
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Family: PhalacrocoracidaeGenus: Phalacrocorax
Species:
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos Vieillot, 1817
Usage:
valid
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Little Pied Cormorant, Little (Black and White) Cormorant/Shag, Little River/White throated/Frilled Shag
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SUMMARY
It is entirely black above and white below. The face is dusky and, in adult birds, the white of the underside extends to above the eye. White often stained reddish or orangish brown. Non-breeding birds lack crest or frills on head. Juvenile are duller, with darke on head. Immature birds resemble the adults except there is no white above the eye.