PHALACROCORAX FUSCESCENS - (VIEILLOT, 1817)
Le Cormoran de Tasmanie (Phalacrocorax fuscescens) est une espèce d'oiseau de mer endémique des côtes méridionales de l'Australie.
Description
Il mesure 65 cm de long. Les parties supérieures sont noires et les inférieures blanches.
Distribution et habitat
On le trouve sur toutes les côtes du Sud de l'Australie depuis le cap Leeuwin en Australie occidentale jusqu'à l'État de Victoria. On le trouve aussi sur les côtes de Tasmanie et les îles du détroit de Bass à la différence des autres cormorans australiens, on ne le trouve pas à l'intérieur des terres mais uniquement sur les côtes et en mer.
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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.
Ecology
The black-faced cormorant feeds largely on small coastal fish, diving in depths up to 12 m. Fish of lengths up to 50 cm have been observed to be taken. The birds sometimes forage in flocks, apparently in an organised way.
Range
It is found along much of the southern coast of Australia from eastern Victoria to Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia, as well as around the coast of Tasmania and the islands of Bass Strait.
Habitat
Unlike the other cormorants found around the Australian continent, the habitat of the black-faced cormorant is exclusively coastal and marine.
Description
Il mesure 65 cm de long. Les parties supérieures sont noires et les inférieures blanches.
Distribution et habitat
On le trouve sur toutes les côtes du Sud de l'Australie depuis le cap Leeuwin en Australie occidentale jusqu'à l'État de Victoria. On le trouve aussi sur les côtes de Tasmanie et les îles du détroit de Bass à la différence des autres cormorans australiens, on ne le trouve pas à l'intérieur des terres mais uniquement sur les côtes et en mer.
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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.
Ecology
The black-faced cormorant feeds largely on small coastal fish, diving in depths up to 12 m. Fish of lengths up to 50 cm have been observed to be taken. The birds sometimes forage in flocks, apparently in an organised way.
Range
It is found along much of the southern coast of Australia from eastern Victoria to Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia, as well as around the coast of Tasmania and the islands of Bass Strait.
Habitat
Unlike the other cormorants found around the Australian continent, the habitat of the black-faced cormorant is exclusively coastal and marine.