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[[Image:Attachment.jpg|thumb|530px|right|Photo by {{user|MariettaBirder |MariettaBirder }} <br />Enderby Island, [[New Zealand]], January 2007]] | [[Image:Attachment.jpg|thumb|530px|right|Photo by {{user|MariettaBirder |MariettaBirder }} <br />Enderby Island, [[New Zealand]], January 2007]] | ||
− | '''Alternative name: Auckland Shag''' | + | '''Alternative name: Auckland Islands Shag''' |
;[[:Category:Phalacrocorax|Phalacrocorax]] colensoi | ;[[:Category:Phalacrocorax|Phalacrocorax]] colensoi | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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[[Image:Colony.jpg|thumb|380px|right|Photo by {{user|MariettaBirder |MariettaBirder }} <br />Enderby Island, [[New Zealand]], January 2007]] | [[Image:Colony.jpg|thumb|380px|right|Photo by {{user|MariettaBirder |MariettaBirder }} <br />Enderby Island, [[New Zealand]], January 2007]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | Monotypic<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | Monotypic<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup><br /> |
− | + | This taxon is considered a subspecies of [[Rough-faced Shag]] (sensu lato) by some authors<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup><br /> | |
− | This taxon is considered a subspecies of [[Rough-faced Shag]] (sensu lato) by some authors<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> | + | Sometimes placed in genus [[:Category:Leucocarbo|Leucocarbo]]. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Open sea and sheltered coastal waters. Breeds on rocky cliffs. | Open sea and sheltered coastal waters. Breeds on rocky cliffs. |
Revision as of 18:42, 2 February 2011
Alternative name: Auckland Islands Shag
- Phalacrocorax colensoi
Identification
63cm
- Black upperparts with a metallic blue sheen
- White underparts and throat
- Pink legs and feet,
- White wing bar
- Some males have a white patch on the back
- Short black crest.
Distribution
New Zealand: found on the Auckland Islands.
Taxonomy
Monotypic[1]
This taxon is considered a subspecies of Rough-faced Shag (sensu lato) by some authors[2]
Sometimes placed in genus Leucocarbo.
Habitat
Open sea and sheltered coastal waters. Breeds on rocky cliffs.
Behaviour
Breeding
It breeds and roosts on ledges, on the tops of sea cliffs, in hollows, and also sometimes on flat ground amongst grass tussock or in the shelter of overhanging rocks, bushes or trees. Three eggs are laid and incubation lasts for 28 to 32 days.
Diet
The diet includes small fish and marine invertebrates.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- ArKive
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Auckland Shag. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Auckland_Shag