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Large pied cormorant

(Phalacrocorax varius)

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Description

The greater black-and-white cormorant ( Phalacrocorax varius J.F.Gmelin,1789 ) is a bird belonging to the family of Falacrocoracids widespread in Australia and New Zealand.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Suliformes
Family:Phalacrocoracidae
Genus:Phalacrocorax
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