Cormorants, Shags

New Zealand King Shag

Leucocarbo carunculatus

The New Zealand King Shag (Leucocarbo carunculatus) is a 2.6 kg ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Cormorants, Shags

Order

Suliformes

Weight

2.6 kg

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

1

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