Family

Phalacrocoracidae

Habits

Off their coastal colonies they often congregate in thousands on shoals of fish, but inland they are more solitary. Capture food by underwater pursuit.

Habitat

Coastal Wetlands, Swamps; lakes; streams; inlets or rocky islands; mangroves; floodplains; inland waters and fringing forests.

Breeding

Breeding in colonies at any time depending on food supply, 3 to 5; pale bluish-white coated with lime, nest sticks lined with leaves. Incubation about 30 days by both sexes, young fledge about 50 days.

Parks

Kakadu National Park

Diet

Carnivore, Aquatic animal-life; fish; crustaceans and molluscs.

Details

Common Name: Pied Cormorant, Yellow-Faced Cormorant Scientific Name: Phalacrocorax varius
Sub Order: Unavailable Order: Pelecaniformes
Class: Aves Category: Endemic
Status: Least Concern Size: 660-680 mm

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