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Black-faced Cormorant (nesting)
Phalacrocorax fuscescens
-38.0617, 140.662
Field Notes
Description:
The Black-faced Cormorant is a large pied (black and white) cormorant with a naked black face. The upper parts are also black, the underparts are white, with a black mark on each thigh. The bill is dark grey, and the eyes are blue-green. The legs and feet are black. This species is also called the Black-faced Shag (shags are strictly marine cormorants).
Habitat:
Black-faced Cormorants frequent coastal waters and are found in flocks in large bays, deep inlets, rocky headlands and islands. They seldom visit beaches.
Notes:
The Black-faced Cormorant breeds throughout the year in large colonies on off-shore islands. The nest is always on the ground, usually of seaweed and grasses on bare rock.
Reference Links:
Black-faced Cormorant | BIRDS in BACKYARDS
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PublishedApril 8, 2013
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