Andy Trowbridge / Little pied cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos previously known as Phalacrocorax melanoleucus) perched on branch with wings outstretched. Ashley River, Canterbury, New Zealand. July.

Andy Trowbridge / Little pied cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos) perched on branch. Ashley River, Canterbury, New Zealand. July.

Jiri Lochman / Little pied cormorant (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos), Cape Range National Park, Ningaloo Coast UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Western Australia, Australia.

Roger Powell / Little pied cormorant (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos) sitting on marine post and preening. Werribee Sewerage Farm, Werribee, Victoria, Australia

Brent Stephenson / Little pied cormorant (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos) drying with wings outstretched, perching on branch, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, November.

Brent Stephenson / Little pied cormorant (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos) shaking water from its plumage, sitting on a branch close to the surface of the water, Tamatea, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, November.

Brent Stephenson / Little pied cormorant (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos) on a branch close to the surface of the water, Tamatea, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, November.

Brent Stephenson / Adult little pied cormorant (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos) perched in a tree. Lake Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, July.

Brent Stephenson / Mixed group of three adult Little pied cormorants (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos) and two adult little black cormorants (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) perched on a rock. Lake Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Ze...

Brent Stephenson / Juvenile Little pied cormorant (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos) perched on a post with wings outspread drying. Muddy Creek, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, July.

Doug Gimesy / Little pied cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos) preening on intertidal rocks, Sandringham, Victoria, Australia.

Doug Gimesy / Little pied cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos) standing on intertidal rocks, feeding on fish, Port Philip Bay shoreline, Sandringham, Victoria, Australia.