Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)

Crozet Shag (Phalacrocorax melanogenis) - HBW 1, p. 351

French: Cormoran de Crozet German: Crozetscharbe Spanish: Cormorán de las Crozet
Other common names: Marion (Island) Shag

Taxonomy: Hypoleucus melanogenis Blyth, 1860, Crozet Islands.
Often considered race of P. atriceps. Sometimes placed in genus Notocarbo. Monotypic.

Distribution: Crozet Is and Prince Edward Is, in S Indian Ocean.