Microcarbo melanoleucos (PHALACROCORACIDAE) Little Pied Cormorant

Phalacrocoracidae

Occasionally seen in Enoggera catchment

Large bird (smaller than Pied Cormorant) black above, white below, common throughout Australia. Occasionally seen in creeks in the Enoggera catchment. Often seen in large flocks on the coast, solitary inland. Not at risk. Occurs in Australia, Indonesia, Japan, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu.

Little Pied Cormorant at the junction of Fish and Enoggera Creeks, Walton Bridge Reserve, The Gap on 10 March 2026. Photo: Anne Jones

Photo: Derek Boddington