The black-faced cormorant, also called the black-faced shag, is a medium-sized cormorant endemic to the coastal regions of southern Australia, including Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. Its upperparts, including its facial skin and bill, are black, with white underparts, a dark grey hooked bill and blue green eyes, and it is one of the largest cormorants in southwestern Australia. Its conservation status is Least Concern.
Facts
Scientific NamePhalacrocorax fuscescens 3 Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Classification
System (Realm) System (Realm) Living or Extinct Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Black-faced cormorant (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Black-faced cormorant (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species API- System (Realm): Terrestrial
- System (Realm): Marine
View the Source 3. Black-faced cormorant (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q25640 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Suliformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
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5. Black-faced cormorant (Wikipedia)
Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
of the largest cormorants in southwestern Australia. Its conservation status is Least Concern.
In Biome: Estuary, Habitat
Occasionally black-faced cormorants can be found in estuaries of rivers.
View the Source6. Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 bird functional traits (BirdFuncDat)
Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Row: phalacrocorax fuscescens
5088 Nonpasseriformes Suliformes Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants 32 BL3 Phalacrocorax fuscescens Black-faced Cormorant 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 VertFishScav Ref_1 A Jennifer 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ref_1 1 Jessica 0 1515 Dunning08 1
BirdFuncDat.txt row Phalacrocorax fuscescens, Nocturnal column
Phalacrocorax fuscescens Black-faced Cormorant 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 VertFishScav Ref_1 A Jennifer 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ref_1 1 Jessica 0
View the Source 7. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Phalacrocorax fuscescens
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traitsQuote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 41.6 years (wild)
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Phalacrocorax
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1000Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1000
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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