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Alternative names: Bronzed Shag; Bronze Shag; Stewart Shag

Photo by
Peter Ericsson
Oamaru, New Zealand, October 06

Identification

65-75cm

Coasts of Otago, Stewart and South islands (New Zealand).

Bronze phase
Photo by martinuk
Taiaroa Head, near Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, January 2010

This is a monotypic species^[1], which is sometimes considered a subspecies of New Zealand King Shag^[2].
Sometimes placed in genus Leucocarbo.

Waters around coasts and in harbours. Breeds on rocky islands and sea cliffs.

The nests are cups built from seaweed and twigs, which are raised; they nest colonially.

The diet includes fish.

Pied phase
Photo by martinuk
Otago Harbour, Dunedin, New Zealand, January 2010

Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Avibase
Wikipedia

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Stewart Island Shag. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Stewart_Island_Shag

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