Phalacrocorax varius
Pied Cormorant
As recorded: Phalacrocorax varius (Gmelin, 1789)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Suliformes › Phalacrocoracidae
- Collected by
- G C Munro
- Date
- 1890
- Locality
- Wairoa River
- Region
- New Zealand
- Coordinates
- -37.6830, 176.1000
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Phalacrocorax varius observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1890. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 101 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-05.
2026-09-05
Tauranga City - Durham Street (Stand B1), Tauranga 3110, New Zealand
(c) Daniel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-28
Myres St, Otumoetai-Pyes Pa Ward, Bay of Plenty, NZ
(c) sarah_serene, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-06
Mt Maunganui - Salisbury Avenue, Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand
(c) skystoat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-02
Harington Street - Fronting No.3, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand
(c) cdwannabe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-22
Tauranga City, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand
(c) kratzra, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-22
Harington Street - Fronting No.3, Tauranga 3110, Nouvelle-Zélande
(c) victord22, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Phalacrocorax varius. BPBM 7084.01. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37982681. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/7084.01.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37982681 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026