Black Comorant

A black cormorant perches gracefully on a branch, its glossy feathers glistening against a lush green backdrop. The bird's sharp beak and poised stance suggest a keen awareness of its surroundings. The great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo, known as the black shag or kawau in New Zealand, formerly also known as the great black cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the black cormorant in Australia, and the large cormorant in India, is a widespread member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It breeds in much of the Old World, Australasia, and the Atlantic coast of North America and South America.