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Campbell Islands Shag
jmorlan

Campbell Islands Shag (Phalacrocorax campbelli)

Very similar to the Auckland Islands Shag (Phalacrocorax colensoi), the Campbell Islands Shag is distinguished by its solid black foreneck sharply demarcated from its white chest in a straight line as seen here. Some Auckland Island Shags look similar but the white chest invades the black foreneck in an inverted "U" shape. These are the only shags on Campbell Island. They nest November to February on cliff ledges. This species is listed as "vulnerable" by IUCN because of its extremely limited breeding range. Its world population is estimated to be about 8000. This species is lumped with the Auckland and Bounty Islands Shags by H&M4 following a more traditional biological species approach.
Location
Campbell Island, Southland, New Zealand
Date taken
9 January 2017
Scientific name
Phalacrocorax campbelli
Equipment used
Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
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Opus Editor
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That's so lovely Joe..... he was posing beautifully for you wasn't he.

Many thanks for showing him to us lad.
 

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New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
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