Microcarbo melanoleucos Vieillot 1817 (little pied cormorant)
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Aves - Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Alternative combinations: Hydrocorax melanoleucos, Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Synonym: Plotus parvus De Vis 1906
Belongs to Microcarbo according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014, Lambrecht 1933, Worthy 1998 and Worthy and Nguyen 2020
Sister taxa: Microcarbo africanus, Microcarbo coronatus, Microcarbo niger, Microcarbo pygmaeus, Microcarbo serventyorum
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Zealand (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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