Photo © by Rodrigo Tapia
Ardley Peninsula, King George Island, South Shetland Archipelago, Antarctica, January 1992
Ardley Peninsula, King George Island, South Shetland Archipelago, Antarctica, January 1992
- Leucocarbo bransfieldensis
Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis
Identification
68–76 cm (26¾-30 in)
- Glossy black head, nape and upperparts
- White underparts
- Orange nasal crest
- Blue skin surrounds eye
- Dark iris
- Pinkish legs and feet
Similar species
Whiter and larger than its northerly cousin, the South Georgia Shag; range should not overlap between these two.
Distribution
South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
This taxon is considered a subspecies of Imperial Shag by some authors[2]
Habitat
The feed around coasts.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of fish using the pursuit diving method. They forage alone or in small groups.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Antarctic Shag. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Antarctic_Shag
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