LITTLE BLACK SHAG

Photographed at Mount Mamganui, New Zealand, June 2017

(*  164)                 LITTLE BLACK SHAG               Phalacrocorax sulcirostris 

NEW ZEALAND                   62

Also known as Little Black Cormorant. 61 cm. Found in lakes, estuaries and harbours. Common on North Island but rare in South Island.

LITTLE BLACK CORMORANT

164         LITTLE BLACK CORMORANT              Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

Australia       (164)

Also known as Little Black Shag. 58-64 cm, wingspan c. 1 m. Range across most of Australia, except driest interior. Found in coastal waters, bays, inlets, rivers, swamps, lakes.