Broinowski · 1890-1891
Black-faced Cormorant
Plate XV, Phalacroco: Phalacrocorax leucogaster
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01Black-faced Cormorant
Name changed; taxon retained
The historical and current names refer to the same accepted taxon. The connection does not require a split, lump or change of rank.
Name recorded with the platePhalacrocorax leucogasterWhite-breasted Cormorant
Name used todayPhalacrocorax fuscescensBlack-faced Cormorant
What connects the names
The historical identification has been reconciled with the current accepted taxon using the original plate context and the current checklist.
High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.
The bird today
Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.
- Publication
- The Birds of Australia, Volume 1
- Plate
- 15
- Creator
- Gracius J. Broinowski
- Holding institution
- Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
- Taxonomic authority
- AviList 2025
- Rights
- Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.