Black-faced Cormorant

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Black-faced Cormorant (<em>Phalacrocorax fuscescens</em>) is a species of Cormorants, Shags (<em>Phalacrocoracidae</em>) in the order Boobies, Cormorants and Frigatebirds.

Overview

Black-faced Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscescens) is a species of Cormorants, Shags (Phalacrocoracidae) in the order Boobies, Cormorants and Frigatebirds.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Phalacrocorax; binomial: Phalacrocorax fuscescens; authority: (Vieillot, 1817).

Distribution

Breeding range: Australasia.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

No additional remarks recorded.

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