Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
Least ConcernThe Great Cormorant is a fish-eating waterbird of New Zealand coastal waters. It dives from the surface to chase fish and aquatic prey, then often rests upright on rocks, posts, banks, or trees with wings held out to dry. Colonies usually form near productive coasts, lakes, rivers, or wetlands.
- Family
- Phalacrocoracidae
- Range
- Great Cormorant Range — Resident or seasonal range in New Zealand coastal waters
- Population
- ≈ 2M–20M