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Species profile—Phalacrocorax sulcirostris (little black cormorant)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants and shags) → Phalacrocorax sulcirostris (little black cormorant)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants and shags)
Scientific name
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris (Brandt, 1837)
Common name
little black cormorant
WildNet taxon ID
1263
Alternate name(s)
little 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=1263.

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