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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A bird in breeding plumage roosting. Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp punctatus)
Nick Talbot 20 August 2011 23 weeks ago 32 sec 4.3 -
A bird in breeding plumage roosting. Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp punctatus)
Nick Talbot 20 August 2011 23 weeks ago 22 sec 4.2 -
A pair of birds preening on a rock. One bird is in breeding plumage. Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp punctatus)
Nick Talbot 20 August 2011 23 weeks ago 38 sec 4 -
A bird in breeding plumage roosting, shaking its head and opening its beak. Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp punctatus)
Nick Talbot 20 August 2011 23 weeks ago 27 sec 3.9 -
Nesting adults with young on cliff face Locality Taiaroa Head, Otago Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand (ssp punctatus)
Brooke Clibbon 18 November 2005 5 years ago 20 sec 3.6 -
A bird in breeding plumage preening. Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp punctatus)
Nick Talbot 20 August 2011 23 weeks ago 16 sec 3.5
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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 4 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 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 5 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 3.9 -
One bird close up
Locality Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand (ssp punctatus)
Rémi Bigonneau 23 December 2010 12 weeks ago 3.7 -
Adult pair on beach
Locality Riverton, South Island, New Zealand
Peter Strauss 30 January 2011 49 weeks ago 3.6 -
One young bird close up
Locality South Island, New Zealand (ssp punctatus)
Rémi Bigonneau 23 December 2010 12 weeks ago 3.4 -
adult near the nest
Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp punctatus)
Georges Olioso 22 November 2005 2 years ago 3.3
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