Alternative names: Campbell Islands Shag; Campbell Island Shag
- Leucocarbo campbelli
Phalacrocorax campbelli
Identification
63cm (24¾")
- Black with blue metallic sheen on back, head, neck and wings
- White underparts and chin
- White wing stripe
- Orange-red bill
- Pink webbed feet
Breeding adults have short crest on head
Juvenile: brown plumage
Similar Species
These are the only shags on Campbell Island. They are 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. Some Auckland Island Shags look similar but the white chest invades the black foreneck in an inverted "U" shape.
Distribution
Campbell Islands, New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
This species is lumped with the Auckland Shag and Bounty Islands Shag and all three are sometimes placed in genus Leucocarbo by some authors.
Habitat
Open seas and rocky shores.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes fish and marine invertebrates.
Breeding
They nest November to February on cliff ledges, hollows, or in sea caves. The nest is made from tussock grass and other plants. The clutch consists of 2 pale blue eggs.
Vocalisations
Males give barking korr-korr calls during courtship.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- ARKive
- Orta, J., Christie, D.A., Jutglar, F. & Kirwan, G.M. (2017). Campbell Shag (Phalacrocorax campbelli). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/52647 on 7 March 2017).
- Marchant, S. & Higgins, P.J. (coordinating editors) 1990. Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds. Volume 1, Ratites to ducks. Melbourne, Oxford University Press.
- Shirihai, H. (2002) A Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife. The Birds and Marine Mammals of the Antarctic Continent and the Southern Ocean. Princeton University Press: Princeton & Oxford.
- Szabo, M.J. 2013. Campbell Island shag. In Miskelly, C.M. (ed.) New Zealand Birds Online. http://www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Campbell Shag. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 March 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Campbell_Shag
External Links
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