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Black-faced cormorant

Birds

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/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Piscivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Phalacrocorax fuscescens 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 5
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Suliformes, Taxa
Source Black-faced cormorant (Wikidata)

In Biome

Estuary, Biomes
Source Black-faced cormorant (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Australasia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Australia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Norway

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView 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
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Aves","language":"ES"},{"name":"Birds","language":"EN"},{"name":"Oiseaux","language":"FR"},{"name":"鸟纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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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.
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Phalacrocorax
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1000
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1000
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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