Cormorant ID Guide
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Zig-zag pattern at the start of the bill. Black facial skin and black leg feathers (“black pants”).
Australia’s largest cormorant. Yellow facial skin. Mature and breeding adults have a white cheek and white thigh patch.
All of its feathers are black. Can grow small white flecks on its head during breeding season.
Australia’s smallest cormorant. Steep forehead, stubby yellow-orange-bill, white leg feathers (“white pants”) and long wedge-shaped tail.
Larger cormorant with yellow facial skin and black leg feathers (“black pants”). Has sloped forehead compared to the steep forehead of the Little Pied Cormorant.
Looks like a cormorant but belongs to the Anhinga family of birds. Has long, snake-like neck and straight pointy bill.