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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Scientific NamePhalacrocorax fuscescens 1 Conservation Status Classification
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1. 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.
View the Source 2. Black-faced cormorant (Wikipedia)
Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)Quote, Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
of the largest cormorants in southwestern Australia. Its conservation status is Least Concern.
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