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Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Basic stats
Diet
Fish caught by diving, often foraging in cooperative groups
Habitat
Lakes, rivers, swamps and coastal lagoons
Range
Australia, New Guinea and parts of Indonesia
Clutch size
3–4 eggs
Incubation period
About 27–28 days
Size
Medium (61–68cm)
Wingspan
~95–106cm
Weight
~700–900g
A slim, glossy all-black cormorant with a slender bill, often gathering in loose flocks to hunt fish cooperatively in open water.
A scarce visitor at the edge of its range in Bornean wetlands, more commonly encountered further south and east across the Wallacea region and Australia.
