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Little Pied Cormorant |
Sightings
We spotted Little Pied Cormorants on Dangar Lagoon, a few kilometers from Uralla, northern Tablelands of New South Wales. They are visibly smaller than their larger cousins, i.e. Pied Cormorants, which measure a metre or more.
Seen also 20 km west of Barraba, New South Wales, in January 2008..
Photos
Little Pied Cormorants on a tree trunk (I)
Little Pied Cormorants on a tree trunk (II)
Little Pied Cormorant; the absence of bare skin, the white flanks and its size make the identification certain
Flock of Little Pied Cormorants on the shore of Dangar Lagoon, outside Uralla, New South Wales (click on image for larger version)
Nest
Colony of Little Pied Cormorants nesting on a dead tree in Split Rock Dam, near Manilla, New South Wales, in August 2008 (click on image for larger version); also seen in the lower left corner are two nesting pairs of Little Black Cormorants