Small, compact black-and-white cormorant, like a tuxedo-wearing diver is often perched on snags or jetties with wings spread to dry.
Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos
Photo: Stephen Goldsworthy
Photo: Stephen Goldsworthy
Photo: Stephen Goldsworthy
Photo: Stephen Goldsworthy
Bird Description:
Special features:
Dives like a bullet for small fish and crustaceans in estuaries, river pools and mangroves.
Did you know?:
Often found alongside its larger cousins — Pied and Little Black Cormorants — making ID a fun challenge.
View more information on this bird at Birdlife Australia: https://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Microcarbo-melanoleucos
Habitat: Wetlands
Location: 1770-Foreshore, 1770-Sandbar, AW-1770 Golf Course, Ocean Beaches
Size: Medium to Large
Type of bird: Water Birds