Black-faced cormorant
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The black-faced cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscescens), also known as the black-faced shag, is a medium-sized member of the cormorant family. Upperparts, including facial skin and bill, are black, with white underparts. It is endemic to coastal regions of southern Australia.
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Black-faced cormorant | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Suliformes |
Family: | Phalacrocoracidae |
Genus: | Phalacrocorax |
Species: | P. fuscescens |
Binomial name | |
Phalacrocorax fuscescens (Vieillot, 1817) | |
Distribution of the black-faced cormorant | |
Synonyms | |
Stictocarbo fuscescens |
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