Microcarbo melanoleucos
12 Little Pied Cormorant at Gungahlin, ACT
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| Microcarbo melanoleucos | Liam.m | 24 Sep 2022 | |
| Phalacrocorax varius | pjpiper | 24 Sep 2022 |
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A Little Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius), eating a Yabby (Cherax destructor). They shake the yabby to remove the claws. The cormorant tried to ingest head first, then flipped the yabby around and took it in tail first.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.122304-35.187260
- Places Gungahlin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 24 Sep 2022 01:30 PM Recorded on
- pjpiper Recorded by
Collections
- Featured pjpiper Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Microcarbo melanoleucos Colonial nesters (Herons, Cormorants, etc) Water birds Birds
Species information
- Microcarbo melanoleucos Scientific name
- Little Pied Cormorant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 994.9m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
JFMAMJJASOND
Record quality
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