Little Black Cormorant

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iLittle Black Cormorant
Conservation status
Least Concern (LC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae Genus: Phalacrocorax Species: P. sulcirostris
Binomial name
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris (Brandt, 1837)

The Little Black Cormorant, Phalacrocorax sulcirostris, is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It is common in smaller rivers and lakes throughout most areas of Australia. It is around sixty centimetres long, and is all black with blue-green eyes.

[edit] References

• BirdLife International (2004). Phalacrocorax sulcirostris. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern