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Grebes, Darter & Cormorants
Families Podicipedidae (grebes), Anhingidae (Darter)
& Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants)

 

Australasian Grebe
Hoary-headed Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Australasian Darter
Little Pied Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Little Black Cormorant
Pied Cormorant


   Australasian Grebe ( Tachybaptus novaehollandiae ) [ Common breeding resident ]

Australasian Grebe
Photo by Graham Stephinson
Australasian Grebe
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Australasian Grebe
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Australasian Grebe
Carrying chick.
Photo by Ian Fraser
Australasian Grebe
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Australasian Grebe
Photo by Bron King
Australasian Grebe
Photo by Lindsay Hansch


   Hoary-headed Grebe ( Poliocephalus poliocephalus ) [ Common species, breeding infrequently in the ACT ]

Hoary-headed Grebe
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Hoary-headed Grebe
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Hoary-headed Grebe
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Hoary-headed Grebe
Photo by Stuart Harris
Hoary-headed Grebe
Photo by Stuart Harris
Hoary-headed Grebes
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Hoary-headed Grebes
Photo by Steve Stephinson


   Great Crested Grebe ( Podiceps cristatus ) [ Uncommon resident breeding infrequently in the ACT ]

Great Crested Grebe
Photo by Lindsay Hansch


   Australasian Darter ( Anhinga novaehollandiae ) [ Breeding resident species in varying numbers ]

Darter
Photo by Graham Stephinson
Darters
Nestlings.
Photo by David Cook
Darter
Female.
Photo by David Cook
Darter
Photo by Julian Robinson
Darter
Photo by Frank Antram
Darter
Photo by David Cook
Darter female
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Male Darter and Little Black Cormorants
...and friends.
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Darter female
Photo by Noel Luff
Darter
Photo by Martin Butterfield
Darter
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Darter on nest
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Darter
Photo by Martin Butterfield
Darter
Photo by Stuart Harris
Darter
Photo by Stuart Harris
Darter
Photo by Julian Robinson
Darter
Photo by Julian Robinson
Darter
Photo by Lindsay Hansch


   Little Pied Cormorant ( Microcarbo melanoleucos ) [ Common resident species with fairly constant numbers, breeding occasionally ]

Little Pied Cormorant
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Little Pied Cormorant
Photo by Graham Stephinson
Little Ped Cormorants
Photo by Martin Butterfield
Little Pied Cormorant
Photo by David Cook
Little Pied Cormorants
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Little Pied Cormorant
Photo by Stuart Harris
Little Pied Cormorant
Photo by David Cook
Little Pied Cormorant
Photo by Julian Robinson
Little Pied Cormorant
Lake Tuggeranong, ACT.
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Little Pied Cormorant
Photo by Stuart Harris
Little Pied Cormorant
Photo by David Cook


   Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo ) [ Common resident, breeding in suitable habitat ]

Great Cormorant
Photo by Graham Stephinson
Great Cormorant
Breeding - note white thigh patch.
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Great Cormorants
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Great Cormorant
Photo by David Cook
Great Cormorant
Photo by David Cook
Great Cormorants
Photo by Frank Antram
Great Cormorant
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Great Cormorant
Photo by Lindsay Hansch


   Little Black Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax sulcirostris ) [ Common breeding resident in suitable habitat ]

Little Black Cormorants
Photo by Graham Stephinson
Little Black Cormorant
Photo by Ian Fraser
Little Black Cormorants
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Little Black Cormorants
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Little Black Cormorants
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Little Black Cormorant
Photo by Stuart Harris
Little Black Cormorant
Photo by David Cook
Little Black Cormorant
Photo by David Cook
Little Black Cormorant
Photo by David Cook
Little Black Cormorant
Photo by Julian Robinson
Little Black Cormorant
Photo by Julian Robinson


   Pied Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax varius ) [ Rare visitor ]

Pied Cormorant and lITTLE bLACK cORMORANT
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Pied Cormorant
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Pied Cormorants and Little Black Cormorant
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Pied Cormorant
Photo by Lindsay Hansch