Cormorants, Shags

Spotted Shag

Phalacrocorax punctatus

The Spotted Shag (Phalacrocorax punctatus) is a 1.2 kg ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It stays put all year.

Family

Cormorants, Shags

Order

Suliformes

Weight

1.2 kg

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

1

Recorded in New Zealand.

Where to see it: Kaikoura · offshore · Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) (New Zealand); Zealandia Te Mara a Tane Wildlife Sanctuary (General) (New Zealand); Miranda · main hide/Limeworks (New Zealand); Tiritiri Matangi · general (New Zealand).

Photo: (c) Joe Dillon, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Joe Dillon via iNaturalist