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- Leucocarbo melanogenis
Phalacrocorax melanogenis
Identification
Distribution
Prince Edward, Marion and Crozet islands.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species which is sometimes included as a subspecies in Imperial Shag.
Sometimes placed in genus Leucocarbo.
Habitat
Rocky sea coasts.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Dickinson, EC, ed. 2003. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed., with updates to October 2008 (Corrigenda 8). Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691117010
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Thread in the taxonomy forum discussing the different splits and lumps around Imperial Shag
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Crozet Shag. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Crozet_Shag