Difference between revisions of "Stewart Island Shag" - BirdForum Opus

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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, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Avibase
Wikipedia

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Stewart Island Shag. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Stewart_Island_Shag

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 [[Image:840 stew is shag 1 cr sm.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Pied phase<br />Photo by {{user|martinuk|martinuk}}<br />Otago Harbour, Dunedin, [[New Zealand]], January 2010]]
 ==References==
-#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Avibase
 #Wikipedia
 {{ref}}
 ==External Links==
-{{GSearch|Phalacrocorax+chalconotus}}
+{{GSearch|Shag+chalconotus}}
 [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Phalacrocorax]]