Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Photo: Stephen Goldsworthy

Bird Description:

Large black diver with a submarine silhouette and bronze reflections through the wings in sunlight.

Special features:

Expert deep diver, hunts underwater for long stretches.

Did you know?:

Historically trained by humans to fish in Asia.

View more information on this bird at Birdlife Australia: https://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Phalacrocorax-carbo

Habitat: Coastal, Wetlands

Location: 1770-Sandbar, AW-1770 Golf Course, Rural Acreage Areas

Size: Very Large

Type of bird: Water Birds