Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
Spotted Shag (Phalacrocorax punctatus) - HBW 1, p. 352
French: Cormoran moucheté
German: Tüpfelscharbe
Spanish: Cormorán Moteado
Other common names: Spotted Cormorant, Crested/Ocean Shag; Blue Shag (oliveri)
Taxonomy: Pelicanus [sic] punctatus Sparrman, 1786, Queen Charlotte Sound, South Island, New Zealand.
Often includes P. featherstoni as race. Sometimes placed in genus Stictocarbo. May be better regarded as monotypic, due to uncertainty caused by considerable variations in pre nuptial and nuptial plumage. Two subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- punctatus (Sparrman, 1786) - New Zealand.
- oliveri Mathews, 1930 - Stewart I; also Westland (South I).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two views of juveniles being fed by adults, in a small breeding colony. Locality Ohan Point, Halfmoon Bay, South Island, New Zealand (ssp punctatus)
Josep del Hoyo 6 February 2013 6 weeks ago 1 min 4 sec 4.4 -
A close-up of a bird in non breeding plumage resting on a rock, close to the sea. Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp punctatus)
Josep del Hoyo 7 February 2013 6 weeks ago 31 sec 4.4 -
A juvenile bird resting close to the nest. Locality Ohan Point, Halfmoon Bay, South Island, New Zealand (ssp punctatus)
Josep del Hoyo 6 February 2013 6 weeks ago 24 sec 4 -
Three birds in non breeding plumage in a small breeding colony, resting preening and yawning. Locality Ohan Point, Halfmoon Bay, South Island, New Zealand (ssp punctatus)
Josep del Hoyo 6 February 2013 6 weeks ago 28 sec 4 -
A bird in breeding plumage roosting. Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp punctatus)
Nick Talbot 20 August 2011 1 year ago 32 sec 3.8 -
Flights and movements of adults (in non breeding plumage) and juveniles in a small breeding colony. Locality Ohan Point, Halfmoon Bay, South Island, New Zealand (ssp punctatus)
Josep del Hoyo 6 February 2013 6 weeks ago 1 min 27 sec 3.8
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A Spotted Shag (cormorant), an endemic bird of new Zealand, diving off the cliff side in search of more nesting material.
Locality Taiaroa Head, Otago Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand
Glenda Rees 4 September 2011 1 year ago 4.4 -
Spotted Shag (cormorant), an endemic bird of New Zealand, bringing nesting material to it's nest on the cliffs.
Locality Taiaroa Head, Otago Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand
Glenda Rees 17 September 2011 1 year ago 4 -
A Spotted Shag (cormorant) bringing back nesting material to the cliffside nest.
Locality Taiaroa Head, Otago Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand
Glenda Rees 17 September 2011 1 year ago 3.8 -
One young bird close up
Locality South Island, New Zealand (ssp punctatus)
Rémi Bigonneau 23 December 2010 1 year ago 3.6 -
A juvenile bird perched on a rock, seen from below.
Locality Ohan Point, Halfmoon Bay, South Island, New Zealand (ssp punctatus)
Josep del Hoyo 6 February 2013 5 weeks ago 3.5 -
A bird in non-breeding plumage, perched on a rock.
Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp punctatus)
Josep del Hoyo 7 February 2013 6 weeks ago 3.5
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