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Photo by Mat & Cathy
Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, Australia

Alternative name: Black-faced Shag

Phalacrocorax fuscescens

[edit] Identification

Black upperparts,facial skin and bill, white underparts, dark grey bill, blue-green eyes.

[edit] Distribution

Southern coast of Australia, Western Australia, the coast of Tasmania and the islands of Bass Strait.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Coastal and marine, large bays, deep inlets, rocky headlands and islands.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes small coastal fish, diving in depths up to 12 m.

They breed in large colonies on off-shore islands. The nest is always on the ground, usually made of seaweed and grasses, on bare rock.

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID