Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)

Macquarie Shag (Phalacrocorax purpurascens) - HBW 1, p. 351

French: Cormoran de Macquarie German: Macquariescharbe Spanish: Cormorán de la Macquarie

Taxonomy: Carbo purpurascens Brandt, 1837, no locality.
Often considered race of P. atriceps. Sometimes placed in genus Notocarbo. Monotypic.

Distribution: Restricted to Macquarie I and nearby Bishop and Clerk Islets.