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''Leucocarbo nivalis'' | ''Leucocarbo nivalis'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 68–76 cm (26¾-30 in) | |
| + | *Long crest | ||
| + | *Black overall plumage with greenish or bluish gloss | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. | Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. | ||
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Rocky sea coasts. | Rocky sea coasts. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | They generally feed by pursuit diving. Little other information is available. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#{{Ref-HM03Cor8}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker10}}# [http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=131637 Thread] in the taxonomy forum discussing the different splits and lumps around Imperial Shag |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Phalacrocorax+nivalis}} | {{GSearch|Phalacrocorax+nivalis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phalacrocorax]] [[Category: Missing Images]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phalacrocorax]] [[Category: Missing Images]] | ||
Revision as of 22:34, 11 November 2017
- Phalacrocorax nivalis
Leucocarbo nivalis
Identification
68–76 cm (26¾-30 in)
- Long crest
- Black overall plumage with greenish or bluish gloss
Distribution
Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species which is sometimes included as a subspecies in Imperial Shag.
Sometimes placed in genus Leucocarbo.
Habitat
Rocky sea coasts.
Behaviour
Diet
They generally feed by pursuit diving. Little other information is available.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Dickinson, EC, ed. 2003. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed., with updates to October 2008 (Corrigenda 8). Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691117010
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Thread in the taxonomy forum discussing the different splits and lumps around Imperial Shag
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Heard Island Shag. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Heard_Island_Shag
