Phalacrocorax fuscescens

5 Black-faced Cormorant at Eden, NSW

Phalacrocorax fuscescens at Eden, NSW - 20 Mar 2016

Phalacrocorax fuscescens at Eden, NSW - 20 Mar 2016

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Identification history

	Phalacrocorax fuscescens	8 Apr 2018	offshore
	Phalacrocorax varius	8 Apr 2018	JohnBundock

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3 comments

KerriLee wrote:

9 Apr 2018

Nice! This is one of the more commonly sighted cormorant species in Tasmania, but a much more unusual one here.

JohnBundock wrote:

9 Apr 2018

Thanks. I wasn't familiar with this bird. I'll look out for it in future.

Liam.m wrote:

20 Nov 2021

I might add that they’re quite regularly seen around Eden

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Location information

Coordinates 149.906795 -37.074149
Places Eden, NSW

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
20 Mar 2016 12:00 AM Recorded on
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Species information

Phalacrocorax fuscescens Scientific name
Black-faced Cormorant Common name
Not Sensitive
Rare or uncommon native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 50.3m Recorded at altitude
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