Cormorants
Order: Pelecaniformes. Family: Phalacrocoracidae
The Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium-to-large coastal, fish-eating seabirds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage colouration varies with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black and white, and a few being colourful. There are 38 species worldwide and 4 species which occur in Papua New Guinea.
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Papua New Guinea