Cormorants, Shags

Chatham Islands Shag

Leucocarbo onslowi

The Chatham Islands Shag (Leucocarbo onslowi) is a 2.1 kg ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Cormorants, Shags

Order

Suliformes

Weight

2.1 kg

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

1

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