Australian pied cormorant

Australian pied cormorant
In New Zealand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Suliformes
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Genus: Phalacrocorax
Species:
P. varius
Binomial name
Phalacrocorax varius
(Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms

Stictocarbo varius

The Australian pied cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius), also known as the pied cormorant, pied shag, or great pied cormorant, is a medium-sized member of the cormorant family. It is found around the coasts of Australasia. In New Zealand, it is usually known either as the pied shag or by its Māori name of kāruhiruhi. Older sources may refer to it as the "yellow-faced cormorant".

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Phalacrocorax varius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22696782A93586698. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22696782A93586698.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.