Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos
Least Concern (IUCN Red List)Cormorants and Shags
Call and song
Recording 1 · begging call, traffic
Recording 2
Recording 3
About the Little Pied Cormorant
Small black and white cormorant with stubby yellow bill. In most of range has completely white undersides, lacking black "trousers." In New Zealand underparts coloration more variable, and can be anywhere from white to mostly black with a white throat and face. Take care to identify from Pied Cormorant, which has a long ivory bill and contrasting black “trousers” on the flanks near the legs. Found in a wide range of watery habitats, including small ponds, creeks, and dams.
Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made
Where it has been recorded
Recorded in 12 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.
