| Black-faced cormorant | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Suliformes |
| Family: | Phalacrocoracidae |
| Genus: | Phalacrocorax |
| Species: | P. fuscescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Phalacrocorax fuscescens (Vieillot, 1817)
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| Distribution of the black-faced cormorant | |
| Synonyms | |
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Stictocarbo fuscescens | |
The black-faced cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscescens), also known as the black-faced shag, is a medium-sized member of the cormorant family. Upperparts, including facial skin and bill, are black, with white underparts. It is endemic to coastal regions of southern Australia.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Phalacrocorax fuscescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22696770A132592428. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22696770A132592428.en.