StatusEndemic
RarityFairly Common
Height75 cm
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"They're incredible divers – plunging beneath the waves from the surface and using their powerful webbed feet to chase fish underwater."
Field Guide
Black-faced Cormorant
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The Black-faced Cormorant is Australia's only fully marine cormorant, found exclusively along our southern coastlines. Sporting striking black and white plumage, these sleek waterbirds are masters of the ocean environment. Often seen perched on rocky outcrops with wings spread wide to dry, they create a distinctive silhouette against coastal horizons.
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