Australian Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Australian Pied Cormorant
The Australian Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and Shags) in the order Suliformes.
- Scientific name
- Phalacrocorax varius
- Order
- Suliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Australian Pied Cormorant
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
No guides listed yet for Australian Pied Cormorant
Be the first expert to offer guided tours for this species.
Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Phalacrocorax varius hypoleucos
- Phalacrocorax varius varius
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pelecanus varius
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.576
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cormorants and Shags
Pelagic Cormorant
Urile pelagicus
Spectacled Cormorant
Urile perspicillatus
Bank Cormorant
Phalacrocorax neglectus
Cape Cormorant
Phalacrocorax capensis
Japanese Cormorant
Phalacrocorax capillatus
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
Socotra Cormorant
Phalacrocorax nigrogularis
Pitt Shag
Phalacrocorax featherstoni
Spotted Shag
Phalacrocorax punctatus
Indian Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Black-faced Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscescens
Looking for a different species?