Cormorants, Shags

Imperial Shag

Leucocarbo atriceps

The Imperial Shag (Leucocarbo atriceps) is a 2.0 kg ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Cormorants, Shags

Order

Suliformes

Weight

2.0 kg

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

8

Recorded in Chile, Argentina, Antarctica, Falkland Is., S. Geo. and the Is., Australia, Fr. S. and Antarctic Lands, Heard I. and McDonald Is..

Where to see it: Cape Pembroke (Falkland Islands / Malvinas); West Point Island (Falkland Islands / Malvinas); Sea Lion Island (Falkland Islands / Malvinas); Gypsy Cove (Falkland Islands / Malvinas); Carcass Island (Falkland Islands / Malvinas).

Photo: (c) Ezequiel Racker, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist