Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)

Heard Shag (Phalacrocorax nivalis) - HBW 1, p. 350

French: Cormoran de Heard German: Heardscharbe Spanish: Cormorán de la Heard
Other common names: Heard Island Cormorant

Taxonomy: Phalacrocorax (Leucocarbo) atriceps nivalis Falla, 1937, Atlas Cove, Heard Island.
Often considered race of P. atriceps. Sometimes placed in genus Notocarbo. Monotypic.

Distribution: Restricted to Heard I, in SE Indian Ocean.