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Species profile—Phalacrocorax carbo (great cormorant)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants and shags) → Phalacrocorax carbo (great cormorant)

Photo of Phalacrocorax carbo (great cormorant) - Queensland Government,1977
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants and shags)
Scientific name
Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name
great cormorant
WildNet taxon ID
1275
Alternate name(s)
black cormorant
big black cormorant
black shag
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
All 3

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1275.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022