(User template) |
(Taxonomy expanded. References) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | [[Image:Antarctic_Shag.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Rodrigo+Tapia|Rodrigo Tapia}}<br /> | + | [[Image:Antarctic_Shag.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Rodrigo+Tapia|Rodrigo Tapia}}<br />Ardley Peninsula, King George Island, South Shetland Archipelago, [[Antarctica]], January 1992]] |
;[[:Category:Phalacrocorax|Phalacrocorax]] bransfieldensis | ;[[:Category:Phalacrocorax|Phalacrocorax]] bransfieldensis | ||
| − | |||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Blue skin surrounds dark iris, glossy black body, white belly and neck, bright orange nasal crest and pinkish legs and feet. | Blue skin surrounds dark iris, glossy black body, white belly and neck, bright orange nasal crest and pinkish legs and feet. | ||
| − | |||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Antarctic Peninsula]], the [[South Shetlands]], and [[Elephant Island]]. | [[Antarctic Peninsula]], the [[South Shetlands]], and [[Elephant Island]]. | ||
| − | |||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Monotypic | + | Monotypic<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> |
| + | This taxon is considered a subspecies of [[Imperial Shag]] by some authors<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Rocky coasts | |
| − | |||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
The diet includes fish. | The diet includes fish. | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Phalacrocorax+bransfieldensis}} | {{GSearch|Phalacrocorax+bransfieldensis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phalacrocorax]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phalacrocorax]] | ||
Revision as of 14:35, 23 June 2009
Photo by Rodrigo Tapia
Ardley Peninsula, King George Island, South Shetland Archipelago, Antarctica, January 1992
Ardley Peninsula, King George Island, South Shetland Archipelago, Antarctica, January 1992
- Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis
Identification
Blue skin surrounds dark iris, glossy black body, white belly and neck, bright orange nasal crest and pinkish legs and feet.
Distribution
Antarctic Peninsula, the South Shetlands, and Elephant Island.
Taxonomy
Monotypic[1]
This taxon is considered a subspecies of Imperial Shag by some authors[2]
Habitat
Rocky coasts
Behaviour
The diet includes fish.
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
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Antarctic Shag. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Antarctic_Shag
